A Practical Guide for the Humanistic Psychotherapist - Ginger, Serge (Karnac, 2012)
Includes bibliographical references and index
COVER; CONTENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; FOREWORD; PREFACE TO THE NEW UPDATED EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; CHAPTER ONE They decide to set up a practice--the office; CHAPTER TWO The first client; CHAPTER THREE Making a diagnosis and getting started; CHAPTER FOUR Declaring oneself and making oneself known; CHAPTER FIVE First difficulties; CHAPTER SIX Dispelling common preconceptions; CHAPTER SEVEN Psychotherapy and society; CHAPTER EIGHT As the therapy unfolds ... ; CHAPTER NINE Deontology; CHAPTER TEN Tools and techniques; CHAPTER ELEVEN A look at the neurosciences
CHAPTER TWELVE A large range of clientsCHAPTER THIRTEEN Group work; CHAPTER FOURTEEN Working with couples; CHAPTER FIFTEEN The profession of a psychotherapist
'This book is not just a practical handbook; it is also the fruit of two exceptional people's experience: Serge and Anne Ginger. It reflects their long international experience in several methods such as psychoanalysis, psychodrama, Gestalt Therapy - which is highly indebted to them - and EMDR. This guide comes at a time when, in France and several other European countries, new rules and regulations for the practice of psychotherapy are starting to appear. It's a practical vade mecum for the beginner psychotherapist, but is also an invitation to his experienced colleagues, to share profound ref