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Informationen zum Autor Jeffrey A. Kottler, PhD, is Professor of Counseling at California State University, Fullerton and President of Empower Nepali Girls, an organization that provides educational scholarships for at-risk children in Nepal. He has served as a Fulbright Scholar and Senior Lecturer in Peru (1980) and Iceland (2000), and worked as a Visiting Professor in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Nepal. Jon Carlson, PsyD, EdD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Counseling at Governors State University, University Park, Illinois and a Psychologist with the Wellness Clinic in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He has received lifetime achievement awards from several professional associations, including the American Psychological Association and the American Counseling Association. Klappentext Therapy Over 50 discusses how psychotherapy is different for both the therapist and client after the age of fifty. The text deals with the inevitable and unrelenting changes that take place along with the corresponding lost dreams. It provides both hope and help for those elderly therapists and their clients. Zusammenfassung Therapy Over 50 discusses how psychotherapy is different for both the therapist and client after the age of fifty. The text deals with the inevitable and unrelenting changes that take place along with the corresponding lost dreams. It provides both hope and help for those elderly therapists and their clients. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I -- Aging in Personal and Professional Development 1. What it Means to be Older 2. The Culture of Aging Part II -- The Aging Therapist 3. The Senior Therapist 4. Aging Losses-and Gains 5. Tricks of the Trade: What Experience Teaches Us 6. On Wisdom and Creativity Part III -- Aging Clients 7. Myths and Misconceptions of What It's like to be Old 8. Living in the Past 9. Common Issues and Challenges of the Elderly Part IV -- Journeys of Wisdom and Redemption 10. Aging (is mostly) a State of Mind 11. Specialized Strategies for Working with Older Clients 12. Death Stalks Us All 13. Dreams Lost and Found References Index ...
