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The Narrative Reconstruction Of Psychotherapy, Jonathan Adler, Dan Mcadams
The Narrative Reconstruction Of Psychotherapy, Jonathan Adler, Dan Mcadams
Jonathan M. Adler
Going to psychotherapy represents an atypical, usually unanticipated, and often emotionally significant experience in the life course. As with many such events, people construct stories about therapy experiences in order to make sense out of them and to provide their lives with a sense of unity and purpose. Yet beyond these purposes, the storying of psychotherapy is also central to the maintenance of the therapeutic gains achieved during the course of treatment (e.g., Frank, 1961; Spence, 1982). In the present study, the psychotherapy stories of 76 community adults are assessed using grounded theory methodology to determine narrative patterns that distinguish …
Developing A Taxonomy Of Helpful And Harmful Practices For Clinical Work With Boys And Men, Ronald Levant, James Mahalik, David Tager, Christopher Mackowiak, Glenn Good
Developing A Taxonomy Of Helpful And Harmful Practices For Clinical Work With Boys And Men, Ronald Levant, James Mahalik, David Tager, Christopher Mackowiak, Glenn Good
Ronald F Levant
This study drew upon the knowledge base of APA-member practitioners to develop a taxonomy of helpful and harmful practices for treatment with boys and men. Four-hundred seventy five APA-member practitioners solicited from practice-related divisions provided responses to four open-ended questions about helpful and harmful practices in working with boys and men. Qualitative analyses revealed 10 themes that emerged from the analyses. Beneficial and sensitive practices included addressing gender socialization and gender sensitive issues as they apply to boys and men in psychological practice. Harmful practices included biased practices, stereotypes, and a lack of awareness and training around gender and diversity …