Title: Time-conscious psychological therapy : a life stage to go through /
Authors: Wilson, Jenifer Elton, 1939-
Publisher: Routledge,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Professional-Patient Relations; Counseling methods; Psychotherapy, Brief methods; Brief psychotherapy; Developmental therapy; Treatment contracts (Psychotherapy)
Contents: 1. Why this book? -- 2. A flow-chart for time-conscious and focused contractual commitment -- 3. Stages to go through: Using the therapeutic relationship to discern the entry point within a life process of psychological evolution -- 4. Assessment and review: A two-way process -- 5. The mini-commitment: Contact, commitment and clarification -- 6. The time-focused commitment: Using time as a tool -- 7. The time-extended commitment: Maintaining the motivation -- 8. The time-expanded commitment: 'A direction, not a destination' -- 9. Nine clients in search of psychological evolution: Overarching issues for practitioners using a time-conscious approach.