Dialogues for Discovery : Improving Psychotherapy's Effectiveness

Dialogues for Discovery : Improving Psychotherapy's Effectiveness / edited by Christine Padesky, Helen Kennerley.

This book teaches psychotherapists how to help their clients make better discoveries in every therapy session. Each chapter illustrates the 4-Stage Model of Socratic Dialogue and other guided discovery approaches. Guidelines are highlighted to help therapists avoid traps that frequently derail progr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Padesky, Christine A.
Other Authors: Kennerley, Helen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2023.
Subjects:
Socrates.
Socrates
Psychotherapy.
Psychotherapist and patient.
Psychotherapists > Vocational guidance.
Psychotherapist and patient
Psychotherapy
Clinical & internal medicine.
Health and Wellbeing.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Dialogues for Discovery
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • 1. Dialogues for Discovery: What? Why? When?
  • Welcome All Therapists
  • Dialogues for Discovery vs Changing Clients' Minds
  • Definitions
  • Discovery Methods in Psychotherapy: What Are They?
  • The Roots of Socratic Dialogue: A Brief History
  • Socrates
  • Alfred Adler: Socratic questions in psychotherapy
  • Aaron T. Beck: Socratic questioning in cognitive therapy James C. Overholser: The philosophy and logic of Socratic methods in psychotherapy
  • James C. Overholser: The philosophy and logic of Socratic methods in psychotherapy
  • Christine A. Padesky: Purposes and uses of Socratic Dialogue and other guided discovery methods
  • Other guided discovery methods
  • Dialogues for Discovery: Why Use Them?
  • Empirical research findings
  • Socratic Dialogue: When to Use?
  • When do we use Socratic Dialogue?
  • When do we not use Socratic Dialogue?
  • Summary
  • References
  • 2. The 4- Stage Model of Socratic Dialogue
  • From Socratic Questioning to Socratic Dialogue
  • 3 Speeds of Therapy
  • 4- Stage Model of Socratic Dialogue
  • Stage 1: Informational questions
  • Stage 2: Empathic listening
  • Stage 3: Summary of information gathered
  • Stage 4: Analytical and synthesizing questions
  • Clinical illustration- debriefing a between-session learning assignment
  • Socratic Dialogue is embedded in the 7- Column Thought Record
  • Embedding Socratic Dialogue in other guided discovery methods
  • Constructive use of Socratic Dialogue
  • When to use Socratic Dialogue
  • When Socratic Dialogue is not helpful
  • Summary
  • References
  • 3. Guided Discovery for Depression and Suicide
  • Depression Overview
  • CBT for Depression
  • Engaging Depressed Clients in Collaborative Treatment
  • Engaging the skeptical client in collaborative treatment
  • Engaging an agitated client
  • Activating depressed clients
  • When clients generate meager evidence to counter a hot thought
  • Hopelessness
  • Make a safety plan with suicidal clients
  • Client misses a session
  • Relapse Management
  • Recovery from a low mood
  • Summary
  • References
  • 4. Guided Discovery with Anxiety
  • Understanding Anxiety
  • Shared features among anxiety and related disorders
  • Common Traps Arising from Client Beliefs
  • Client intolerance of uncertainty
  • The perceived need for self- protection
  • Rigidity in response to anxiety
  • Common Traps Originating in Therapists' Beliefs
  • Fear of being unkind
  • Fears the client's vulnerability is real
  • Fine- tuning Socratic Dialogue
  • Avoid questions that unhelpfully amplify worry
  • When clients avoid affect
  • When clients lack confidence
  • When a client has limited experience of not being anxious
  • Summary
  • References
  • 5. Imagery: The Language of Emotion
  • What Is Mental Imagery?
  • Importance of Imagery in Psychotherapy
  • Imagery has stronger emotional impact than verbal processing

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