Introduction to Supportive Psychotherapy (Core Competencies in Psychotherapy) (Core Competency in Psychotherapy)

Supportive psychotherapyAthe most widely practiced form of individual psychotherapy todayAdraws on a depth and breadth of skills to exercise the discipline effectively. Recognizing the importance of this therapy to the field, the Psychiatry Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) mandated that competence in supportive psychotherapy is required of all psychiatry residents. One of five volumes in the groundbreaking Core Competencies in Psychotherapy series, this remarkable clinical guide will be a trusted resource for how to do supportive psychotherapy. Extensively detailed clinical vignettes are woven into each aspect of supportive psychotherapy discussed in this concise yet comprehensive work. In nine informative chapters, the authors cover the basic principles of supportive psychotherapy, clarifying the placement of supportive psychotherapy in a continuum of supportive to expressive psychotherapy that corresponds with the extent and level of a patient's psychopathology. They detail the general framework of supportive psychotherapy, including indications, phases of treatment, beginning and ending sessions, professional boundaries, therapeutic relationship issues (e.g., transference, countertransference, therapeutic alliance), and self-disclosure guidelines. More specifically, the authors discuss four major areas: -Establishing and maintaining a positive therapeutic alliance -Understanding and formulating patients' problems (i.e., how to perform a thorough patient evaluation and case formulation) -Setting realistic treatment goals with patients, helping them maintain or reestablish their best possible level of functioning given the limitations of their personality, native ability, and life circumstances -Knowing what to say to patients (i.e., practical techniques that can be used right away) The authors also present evidence for the efficacy of supportive psychotherapy, with a summary of a number of outcome trials. In concluding chapters, they discuss crisis intervention, special populations (e.g., patients with chronic mental illness and comorbid conditions), and the criteria used to determine competency in this field. Although intended primarily for beginning therapists who need to learn the fundamentals of psychotherapy and in particular, how to talk with psychotherapy patients, this practical workAcomplete with index and referencesAwill be immediately useful among a much wider audience: students in introductory courses in psychotherapy, supportive psychotherapy, treatment planning, and medicine; psychiatry residents who need to demonstrate competency in this form of psychotherapy; and seasoned practitioners in psychiatry, psychology, social work, occupational and recreational therapy, and medicine. Psychotherapy Front Matter 1 Terms of Use 1 Cover 1 Title Page 4 Copyright Information 5 Contents 6 Introduction to the Core Competencies in Psychotherapy Series 8 Introduction 12 1 Basic Principles of Supportive Psychotherapy 14 2 Objectives and Mode of Action 26 3 Interventions (What to Say) 38 4 Assessment, Case Formulation, Goal Setting, and Outcome Research 56 5 General Framework of Supportive Psychotherapy 80 6 The Therapeutic Relationship 96 7 Crisis Intervention 110 8 Applicability to Special Populations 128 9 Evaluating Competence 146 References 156 Index 170 A 170 B 171 C 171 D 173 E 174 F 174 G 174 H 174 I 174 J 175 L 175 M 175 N 176 O 176 P 176 Q 177 R 177 S 178 T 180 U 181 V 181 W 181 core,competency,psychotherapy,supportive,psychotherapy core competency,psychotherapy,supportive psychotherapy Arnold Winston and Henry Pinsker, of Beth Israel Medical Center, among other affiliations, and Richard N. Rosenthal (St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital Center) overview the foundations and techniques of supportive psychotherapy, for students in introductory courses, beginning therapists, and psychiatry residents, as well as practitioners in psychiatry, psychology, social work, occupational and recreational therapy, and medicine. The book provides detailed clinical vignettes to show how to establish and maintain a positive therapeutic alliance and set realistic treatment goals. There is also material on the efficacy of supportive psychotherapy with special populations. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Introduction To The Core Competencies In Psychotherapy Series -- 1. Basic Principles Of Supportive Psychotherapy -- 2. Objectives And Mode Of Action -- 3. Interventions (what To Say) -- 4. Assessment, Case Formulation, Goal Setting, And Outcome Research -- 5. General Framework Of Supportive Psychotherapy -- 6. The Therapeutic Relationship -- 7. Crisis Intervention -- 8. Applicability To Special Populations -- 9. Evaluating Competence. Arnold Winston, Richard N. Rosenthal, Henry Pinsker. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 143-155) And Index. The book provides clinical vignettes to show how to establish and maintain a positive therapeutic alliance, understand and formulate patients'problems, and set realistic treatment goals. Other chapters discuss the efficacy of supportive psychotherapy, crisis intervention, special populations, and the criteria used to determine competency. The book provides clinical vignettes to show how to establish and maintain a positive therapeutic alliance, understand and formulate patients' problems, and set realistic treatment goals. Other chapters discuss the efficacy of supportive psychotherapy, crisis intervention, special populations, and the criteria used to determine competency