Motivating Clients in Therapy: Values, Love and the Real Relationship

Motivating Clients in Therapy: Values, Love and the Real Relationship
ISBN-10
1135226431
ISBN-13
9781135226435
Category
Psychology
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
1997-04-03
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Richard L. Rappaport

Description

Clients who come to psychotherapy unmotivated, or who become discouraged as treatment progresses, pose a singular challenge to practitioners. Despite the central importance of motivation for the therapeutic healing process, little has been written that addresses this issue. Motivating Clients in Therapy questions the widely accepted assumption of the adequately motivated client. Richard Rappaport presents a four-phased model of motivation that emphasizes the fear of loss of what is known and familiar as the central inhibitor to personal growth. The motivation to love oneself and others must by catalyzed by an active psychotherapy relationship. Rappaport offers therapists a practical and theoretical guide to increase treatment effectiveness with a wide variety of clients.

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