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Counseling Theories and Techniques for Rehabilitation and Mental Health Professionals. by Chan, Fong

Table of Contents: “…Historical DevelopmentSocial Constructivist Origins of SFBT; SFBT as a Counseling Framework; SFBT Core Counseling Techniques; Research in Support of SFBT Effectiveness; Potential Application of SFBT in Rehabilitation; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Discussion Exercises; References; Chapter 4: Gestalt Therapy; Learning Objectives; Foundations of Gestalt Therapy; Major Concepts of Gestalt Therapy; Gestalt Counseling Process; Gestalt Strategies; Gestalt Applications in Rehabilitation; Research Findings in Gestalt Therapy; Strengths and Limitations of the Gestalt Approach; Discussion Exercises.…”
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Disability, Policy and Professional Practice. by Harris, Jennifer

Table of Contents: “…Person-centred Therapy; 5. Gestalt Therapy; 6. Cognitive Therapy; 7. Solution-focused Therapy; 8. …”
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Relational Patterns, Therapeutic Presence : Concepts and Practice of Integrative Psychotherapy by Erskine, Richard G.

Table of Contents: “…; CHAPTER ELEVEN A Gestalt therapy approach to shame and self-righteousness: theory and methods; CHAPTER TWELVE The schizoid process; CHAPTER THIRTEEN Early affect-confusion: the "borderline" between despair and rage; CHAPTER FOURTEEN Balancing on the "borderline" of early affect-confusion.…”
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101 trauma-informed interventions : activities, exercises and assignments to move the client and therapy forward / One hundred one trauma-informed interventions : by Curran, Linda A.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Adult Attachment Patterns -- Family Values -- Family Sociograms Group -- Dialogue with Your Child -- Developing a Nurturing Voice -- Multisensory Guided Imagery -- Containment Imagery Script -- Comfortable Place Script -- Reparenting: Imagery for Disrupted Attachment -- Imagery for Care and Nurture Script -- Imagery for Addiction: Longings/Cravings -- Boundaries -- Recognizing, Maintaining, and Respecting Boundaries -- Projection Exercise -- Transference Exercise -- GESTALT THERAPY -- PSYCHODRAMA -- THE BODY -- YOGA -- DÖ-IN -- QIGONG -- Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) -- MERIDIAN TAPPING POINTS -- JUNG'S SHADOW SELF -- EMOTIONS -- Stages of Forgiveness.…”
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Theories of counseling and psychotherapy : an integrative approach by Jones-Smith, Elsie

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Journey toward integration -- Psychoanalytic and psychodynamic theories -- Adlerian psychotherapy -- Behavior therapy -- Cognitive approaches to psychotherapy -- Reality/choice therapy -- Existential therapy -- Person-centered therapy : Carl Rogers (1902-1987) -- Gestalt therapy : Fritz Perls (1893-1970) -- Multicultural psychotherapy theories -- Transcultural psychotherapy : bridges to Asia, Africa, and the Middle East -- Feminist therapy and lesbian and gay therapy -- Solution-focused therapy -- Narrative therapy -- Integrative spiritual/religious issues during psychotherapy -- Strengths-based therapy -- Family therapy approaches -- Comparing and contrasting the theories of psychotherapy -- Integrative psychotherapy : constructing your own integrative approach to therapy.…”

Developments in psychotherapy : historical perspectives

Table of Contents: “…Raskin -- The existential-phenomenological movement, 1834-1995 / Simon du Plock -- Developments in transactional analysis / Ian Stewart -- Developments in Gestalt therapy / Malcolm Parlett and Judith Hemming -- Developments in transpersonal psychotherapy / John Rowan -- Looking back, looking forward: personal construct therapy in sociohistorical perspective / Robert A. …”
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Cognitive-experiental theory : an integrative theory of personality by Epstein, Seymour

Table of Contents: “…The basic theory: two systems -- Evidence in everyday life of two modes of information processing -- The content and organization of the experiential system: with an emphasis on basic needs and beliefs -- Motivation further considered and emotions -- Interactions between and within the two systems: conflict, compromises, synergy, repression, and dissociation -- Development -- Coping and defense mechanisms -- The maladaptive behavior of everyday life -- Neurosis, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychosis, and autism -- Depression -- Psychotherapy 1: constructive thinking, cognitive therapy, behavior therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy -- Psychotherapy 2: psychodynamic therapy, client-centered therapy, gestalt therapy, psychosynthesis, cognitive-experiential therapy, relapse -- Psychotherapy 3: communicating with the experiential system through the use of fantasy -- Implications.…”
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Counselling Therapies, Session 5: Solutions Focused Therapy.

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Counselling Therapies, Session 4: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

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Counselling Therapies, Session 1: Person Centered Therapy.

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Contemporary Psychotherapies for a Diverse World : First Revised Edition. by Frew, Jon

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; About the Contributors; CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Contemporary Psychotherapies for a Diverse World; CHAPTER 2 Ethics for a Diverse World; CHAPTER 3 Psychoanalytic Therapy; CHAPTER 4 Adlerian Therapy; CHAPTER 5 Existential Therapy; CHAPTER 6 Person-Centered Therapy; CHAPTER 7 Gestalt Therapy; CHAPTER 8 Behavior Therapy I: Traditional Behavior Therapy; CHAPTER 9 Behavior Therapy II: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; CHAPTER 10 Reality Therapy; CHAPTER 11 Feminist Therapy; CHAPTER 12 Family Therapy.…”
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Integrative Psychotherapy in Action. by Erskine, Richard

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A Chaplain's Expertise : a New Paradigm. by Skanse, John

Table of Contents: “…The effects of belief's control of choices for chaplainsThe need to help people find their deepest beliefs; The effects of conflicting beliefs; The ultimate effect of belief; Chapter 7; What chaplains have learned from psychotherapy; Talk therapy; The therapeutic relationship; Carl Rogers' four basic concepts; Two of Fritz Perls's "Gestalt therapy" Concepts; Albert Ellis' Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT); Transpersonal psychology; Chapter 8; The Belief Process of Chaplaincy vs. …”
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The total self.

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Dealing with Depression : Five Pastoral Interventions by Clements, William M.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1: Recognizing Those Who Are Depressed; Chapter 2: Transactional Analysis Dealing with Depression; Chapter 3: Pastoral Counseling Dealing with Depression; Dealing with Depletion and Emptiness; Finding and Giving Affirmation; Chapter 4: Gestalt Therapy Dealing with Depression; Chapter 5: Behavior Therapy in Dealing with Depression; Behavior Therapy Defined; Treatment of Depression with Behavior Modification; ConfrontationalTherapy; Habit Extinction Through Frequency-of-Responding Procedure.…”
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Ordinary ecstasy : the dialectics of humanistic psychology by Rowan, John

Table of Contents: “…4 CounsellingRollo May's contribution; Person-centred counselling; Co-counselling; Dreams; 5 Psychotherapy 1; Gestalt therapy; Experiential psychotherapy; Alvin Mahrer; 6 Psychotherapy 2; Body work; Psychodrama; Primal integration; Psychosynthesis; 7 Group work; The encounter group; The humanistic-existential group; Trust, safety and confrontation; Non-humanistic group work; Self-help and the system; 8 Education and training; Rogers; Confluent education; Experiential learning; The school or college; The wider society; 9 Organizational; Organization development; Hierarchy and bureaucracy.…”
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Introduction to Counseling A Condensed Text. by Fitch, Trey

Table of Contents: “…Rogerian Theory -- Gestalt Therapy -- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy -- Narrative Theory -- Positive Psychology -- Solution-Focused Counseling -- 4. …”
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Sourcebook of experiential education : key thinkers and their contributions

Table of Contents: “…: a view from the future / Jayson Seaman & Mathew Gingo -- Fritz Perls: gestalt therapy and experiential education / Thomas Lindblade -- Kurt Lewin: another Kurt for experiential educators to know / Thomas E. …”
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Harnessing the Power of Equine Assisted Counseling : Adding Animal Assisted Therapy to Your Practice. by Trotter, Kay Sudekum

Table of Contents: “…Equine Assisted CounselingTheoretical Foundations of Equine Assisted Counseling; Brief Therapy; Gestalt Therapy; Reality Therapy; Adlerian Therapy; The Nature Connection; Implications for Conducting Counseling Outdoors; References; CHAPTER 2 Looking at Equine Assisted Counseling From the Horse's Perspective; How to Assure the Safety and Comfort of the Horse in a Counseling Session; How to Select Horses Appropriate for Equine Assisted Counseling; Potential Risks and Stresses to the Horses Used in Counseling.…”
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Evolution and consciousness : from a barren rocky earth to artists, philosophers, meditators and psychotherapists by DelMonte, Michael M.

Table of Contents: “…14 Non-Attachment Techniques of the Orient15 More Advanced Mindfulness Meditation Practice; 16 The Silence of Meditation; 17 Mindfulness in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy; 18 Psychoanalysis as Mindfulness; 19 Gestalt Therapy Perspective; 20 Abreaction, Insight and Integration; 21 Potential Problems with Detachment and Dis-Identification; 22 Pathological Regression; 23 Suitability; 24 Conclusions; Chapter 4 The Development of Symbolisation from the Pre-Verbal to the Trans-Verbal: an Evolving Consciousness; 1 Introduction; 2 Individual Development of Symbolisation…”
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50 psychology classics : your shortcut to the most important ideas on the mind, personality, and human nature / Fifty psychology classics by Butler-Bowdon, Tom, 1967-

Table of Contents: “…Conditioned reflexes: an investigation of the physiological activity of the cerebral cortex (1927) -- 38. Fritz Perls. Gestalt therapy: excitement and growth in the human personality (1951)…”
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Therapeutic Recreation Processes and Techniques Evidence-Based Recreational Therapy. by Austin, David

Table of Contents: “…. -- About the Author -- 1 -- Basic Concepts -- Chapter Purpose -- Key Terms -- Objectives -- On Helping Others -- Major Topics Covered -- Chapter 1: Basic Concepts -- Chapter 2: Theories and Therapies -- Chapter 3: Facilitation Techniques -- Chapter 4: The Recreational Therapy Process -- Chapter 5: Helping Others -- Chapter 6: Communication Skills -- Chapter 7: Being a Leader: Group Leadership Skills -- Chapter 8: Specific Leadership Tasks and and Concerns -- Chapter 9: Clinical Supervision -- Chapter 10: Health and Safety Considerations -- This Book's Format -- The Focus of Instruction -- The Objectives -- Reading Comprehension Questions -- 2: Theories and Therapies -- Chapter Purpose -- Key Terms -- Objectives -- The Eclectic Approach -- Psychoanalytic Approach -- The Id -- The Superego -- The Ego -- Ego Defense Mechanisms -- Psychoanalysis, Transference, and Countertransference -- Play Therapy -- The Cathartic Notion -- The Neoanalytic Theorists -- Implications for Recreational Therapy -- Behavioral Approach -- Pavlov, Thorndike, and Skinner -- Positive and Negative Reinforcement -- Kinds of Reinforcement -- Reinforcement Techniques -- Premack Principle and Response Deprivation Hypothesis -- Implications for Recreational Therapy -- Humanistic Psychology: The Growth Psychology Approach -- Humanistic Psychology and Criticisms of Psychoanalytic and Behavioral Approaches -- Person-Centered Therapy -- Gestalt Therapy -- Transactional Analysis -- Implications of the Humanistic Approach for Recreational Therapy.…”
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EPPP Fundamentals : Review for the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology. by Bret Moore PsyD, ABPP

Table of Contents: “…Vocational Interest -- Health Behavior -- Malingering -- Assessment of Competence and Criminal Responsibility -- Risk of Future Violence -- Suicide Evaluation -- Issues Associated With Differential Diagnosis -- Criteria for Selection and Adaptation of Assessment Methods -- Diagnostic Classification Systems -- International Classification of Diseases -- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -- Factors Influencing Interpretation of Data and Decision Making -- Methods for the Measurement of Individual, Couples, Family, Group, and Organizational Change -- Use of Computers, the Internet, and Related Technology in Assessment and Evaluation -- References -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 6: Treatment, Intervention, Prevention, and Supervision -- Treatment Decision Making -- Matching Treatment to Diagnosis -- Matching Characteristics of Client to Therapist -- Cost and Benefit Analysis -- Assessing Readiness to Change -- Contemporary Theories/Models of Treatment/Intervention and Their Evidence Base -- Psychoanalysis/Psychodynamic Theory -- Adlerian Psychotherapy -- Analytical Psychotherapy -- Client-Centered Therapy -- Existential Psychotherapy -- Gestalt Therapy -- Behavioral Therapy -- Cognitive Therapy -- Family Therapy -- Contemplative Therapies -- Integrative Therapies -- Comparative Analysis of Treatment for Disorders -- Depression -- Bipolar Disorders -- Eating Disorders -- Anxiety Disorders -- Psychotic Disorders -- Addictions -- Personality Disorders -- Pervasive Developmental Disorders -- Attention-Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders -- Prevention and Intervention With Special Populations -- Prevention in Special Populations -- Victims of Trauma -- Immigrants/Minorities -- Military -- Enhancing Growth and Performance -- Athletic Performance -- Coaching -- Effects of Burnout.…”
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Encyclopedia of applied psychology

Table of Contents: “…Consumer psychology -- Contracts -- Cooperation at work -- Coping -- Counseling and culture -- Counseling interview -- Cross cultural psychology, overview -- Cultural complexity -- Cultural psychology -- Cultural syndromes -- Cyberpsychology -- Decision making -- Decision making in sport -- Dementia in older adults -- Depression in late life -- Developmental counseling -- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Mental Disorders -- Diverse cultures, dealing with children and families from -- Downsizing and outplacement -- Driving, risky -- Driving safety -- Drug abuse -- Drug dependence -- Eating, psychology of -- Economic behavior -- Educational achievement and culture -- Educational and child assessment -- Effective classroom instruction -- Elder abuse -- Elder caregiving -- Emotion -- Emotional and behavioral problems, students with -- Emotion and culture -- Emotion in sport: an individualized approach -- Employment discrimination -- Employment interviewing -- End of life issues -- Engineering psychology -- Environmental assessment -- Environmental design and planning, public participation in -- Environmental psychology, overview -- Environmental stress -- Environmental versus individual risk taking: perception, decision, behavior -- Ethics and social responsibility -- Exceptional students -- Executive development and coaching -- Extreme environments and mental function -- Extroversion/introversion -- Eyewitness identification -- Eyewitness testimony -- Fair treatment and discrimination in sport -- Family and culture -- Feminist psychology -- Forensic mental health assessment -- Full service schools -- Gender and culture -- Gender and education -- Gender, overview -- Gender role development -- Gerontology, overview -- Gestalt therapy.…”
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Psychology and life by Gerrig, Richard J.

Table of Contents: “…-- Behavior therapies -- Counterconditioning -- Contingency management -- Generalization techniques -- Cognitive therapies -- Changing false beliefs -- Cognitive behavioral therapy -- Humanistic therapies -- client-centered therapy -- Gestalt therapy -- Group theaters -- Couple and family therapy -- Community support groups -- Biomedical therapies -- Drug therapy -- Psychosurgery -- ECT and rTMS -- Treatment evaluation and prevention strategies -- Evaluating therapeutic effectiveness -- Common factors -- Prevention strategies -- Can internet-based therapy be effective? …”

Social workers' desk reference

Table of Contents: “…The Miracle Question and Scaling Questions for Solution-building and Empowerment -- 42. Gestalt Therapy -- 43. Contemporary Object Relations Treatment -- 44. …”
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