The Essence Of Psychotherapy: Reinventing The Art In The New Era Of Data

Book Name = THE ESSENCE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY: REINVENTING THE ART IN THE NEW ERA OF DATA
ISBN = 9780121987602
Published Year = 2000
Publisher = Elsevier
Author = Nicholas A. Cummings
Condition = New
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The Essence of Psychotherapy?traces the common thread in all psychotherapy approaches–behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, strategic, and humanistic–and defines this “essence” as a set of fundamental principles and ultimate objectives that must be preserved in the face of increased standardization in the field. While today’s therapist is guided by protocols and manuals, psychotherapy, in practice, remains an art. Nicholas and Janet Cummings have gathered case studies of master therapists to illustrate the essential process of successful therapy and to show that, as an art, it is both teachable and verifiable