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First published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
List of contents
PART I. ON BECOMING A THERAPIST 1. The Origins of Psychotherapy Tradecraft 2. The Essence of the Psychotherapeutic Process 3. The Psychotherapist 4. The Setting and Structure for Psychotherapy PART II. BRINGING PSYCHOTHERAPY ABOUT 5. The First Session 6. Establishing and Maintaining the Psychotherapeutic Process 7. Enhancing the Psychotherapeutic Process 8. Identifying, Diverting, and Rehabilitating Psychotherapeutic Errors and Barriers 9. Special Situations in Psychotherapy 10. Ending Psychotherapy PART III. RENEWAL 11. Stress, Overload, Burnout, and Renewal
About the author
Theodore H. Blau
Summary
First published in 1988. The literature of psychotherapy is heavily weighted on the side of theory. There is an almost complete absence of tradecraft—what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. Tradecraft refers to the specific techniques used by experienced and skillful psychotherapists to create the therapeutic setting; to invite and maintain a therapeutic alliance; to enhance the patient's progress; and, finally, to allow the patient to integrate and complete the process of psychotherapy. A search of psychoanalytic literature reveals an enormous amount of theory and speculation, countertheory and counter-speculation, but little tradecraft. This book aims to fulfil that gap.
