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Countertransference in Chemical Dependency Counseling

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Countertransference in Chemical Dependency Counseling

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Book ISBN : 0789015242

Format : Softcover

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Pages : 122 pp. with Index.

Publisher : The Haworth Medical Press
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Gary G. Forrest, EdD, PhD Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Executive Director, Psychotherapy Associates and the Institute for Addictive Behavioral Change, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Format: Softcover, Number of pages: 122 pp. with Index. Publication Date: 2002. Understand countertransference phenomena to become a more effective therapist!

This is the first book to examine the various roles of countertransference in chemical dependency counseling. It breaks new ground in its examination of the emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and interpersonal responses of chemical dependency counselors to their substance abusing/chemically dependent clients.

Countertransference in Chemical Dependency Counseling will help you become more effective in your treatment relationships by developing better skills to understand, resolve, and manage countertransference. A user-friendly table at the beginning of the book facilitates a better understanding of your feelings about your clients and shows how various client behaviors typically affect the therapist¡¯s mindset.

In Countertransference in Chemical Dependency Counseling you will find:

definitions and historical perspectives of countertransference
a look at the sources of countertransference distortion
techniques for resolving and managing the phenomenon
an exploration of the constructive and therapeutic dimensions of countertransference
techniques for constructively utilizing countertransference phenomena
an examination of contemporary and forward-looking issues--ethics, gender and multicultural realities, managed care, and more

Countertransference is an ever-present reality in chemical dependency counseling. All CD/SA counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and other health service providers working with substance abusers and chemically dependent persons need to own this book!

To view an excerpt online, find the book in our QuickSearch catalog at www.HaworthPress.com.

Table of contents: Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Countertransference: Historical Perspectives and Definitions
Introduction
History and Definitions
Summary
Chapter 3. Countertransference and the Process of Chemical Dependency Counseling
Introduction
Countertransference Dynamics and Reactions in Chemical Dependency Counseling
Countertransference and Countertransference Distortion
Summary
Chapter 4. Countertransference Distortion
Introduction
Basic Counselor-Client “Fit”
Recognizing Chemical Dependency
Relapse
Severe Counselor Character Pathology
Boundary Violations and Sexual Acting Out
Termination, Suicide, and Rupture of The Therapeutic Alliance
Fees, Billing, Scheduling, and Other Practical Issues
The Process of Daily Living
Summary
Chapter 5. Resolution and Management of Countertransference
Introduction
Counselor Selection, Education, and Training
Counselor Supervision
Personal Therapy
Institutional and Systemic Countertransference
Summary
Chapter 6. Therapeutic Dimensions of Countertransference
Introduction
Countertransference, Empathy, and the Capacity for Human Attachment and Relatedness
The Countertransference-Transference Matrix
Therapist Disclosure of Countertransference
Countertransference in Relapse Prevention and Treatment Termination
Countertransference and the Diagnostic Process
Countertransference and Counselor Self-Awareness, Education, and Growth
Summary
Chapter 7. Countertransference Issues in the Twenty-First Century
Introduction
Ethics
Gender and Multicultural Realities
Managed Care
Client Comorbidity and Dual Diagnosis
Summary
Chapter 8. Conclusion
Epilogue: Brief Personal Reflections on Countertransference
Bibliography
Index
Reference Notes Included