Theoretical Evolutions in Person-Centered/Experiential Therapy: Applications to Schizophrenic and Retarded Psychoses

Name: Theoretical Evolutions in Person-Centered/Experiential Therapy: Applications to Schizophrenic and Retarded Psychoses
SKU: INR-9780275945435
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SKU: INR-9780275945435 Categories: Trauma, All Books Tags: Schizophrenia, Existential Psychology, Therapeutic Alliance, Psychoses, People With Mental Disabilities, Client-centered Psychotherapy, Interpersonal Communication, Psychotherapist And Patient, Ingram, Treatment, Psychopathology, Clinical Psychology, General, Mental Health, Psychology

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Clinical practice with severely retarded and psychotic clients requires a change in theory and technique. Based on original research and practice, Prouty describes the changes needed to reach low-functioning clients not generally accessible to psychotherapy. Evolving from Carl Rogers’ assertion that Psychological Contact is the first condition of a therapeutic relationship, Pre-Therapy is a technique that can be applied to regressed psychotics and dual-diagnosed mentally-retarded patients, as well as to other poorly integrated populations. Drawing from his own practice with extreme clients, he shows how Pre-Therapy can be used to facilitate these pre-conditions of therapy. He further shows that treatment of hallucinations reveals them to be expressions of deep trauma and profound rendings of the self-structure.

Author: Prouty, Garry F

Topic: Psychology
Media: Book
ISBN: 027594543X
Language: English
Pages: 144