Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy: An Integrated Approach

by Petruska Clarkson

Overview

Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy: An Integrated Approach is the first advanced clinical textbook for many years, written for psychotherapists and counsellors who use the theory and techniques of Transactional Analysis in their practice or who are interested in expanding their repertoire. Clarkson provides a comprehensive guide to goal-setting and clinical planning for every stage of treatment. Not only a practical textbook relevant to modern developments in supervision, but one which makes a new and original contribution to ways of thinking about transference and countertransference, the theory of self and the process of psychotherapeutic change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138129825
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/08/2015
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations List of Contributors Acknowledgements Preface 1. Transactional analysis as an integrated approach to psychotherapy 2. Change, ‘cure' or adjustment 3. The theory of ego states 4. Diagnosis 5. The psychotherapy of ego states 6. Treatment planning 7. Transference and countertransference in TA 8. The psychology of the self in transactional analysis 9. Transactional analysis and group therapy 10. Systemic assessment and TA psychotherapy with children 11. The psychotherapist in training, supervision and at work 12. A multiplicity of therapeutic relationships as a principle of integration Appendices Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

An advanced text for psychotherapists and counselors who use the theory and techniques of transactional analysis in their practice. It provides a comprehensive guide to goal-setting and clinical planning for every stage of treatment, with problems of technique illustrated throughout by clinical vignettes and case material. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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