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Psychological Treatment for Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Examine the Role of Therapist-Guided Exposure in situ in CBT
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Gloster, Andrew T.; Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich; Einsle, Franziska; Lang, Thomas; Helbig-Lang, Sylvia; Fydrich, Thomas; Fehm, Lydia; Hamm, Alfons O.; Richter, Jan; Alpers, George W.; Gerlach, Alexander L.; Strohle, Andreas; Kircher, Tilo; Deckert, Jurgen; Zwanzger, Peter; Hofler, Michael; Arolt, Volker – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a first-line treatment for panic disorder with agoraphobia (PD/AG). Nevertheless, an understanding of its mechanisms and particularly the role of therapist-guided exposure is lacking. This study was aimed to evaluate whether therapist-guided exposure in situ is associated with more pervasive and…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Effect Size, Therapy, Cognitive Restructuring
Control of the Self: Partner-Violent Men's Experience of Therapy
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Shamai, Michal; Buchbinder, Eli – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
This study explores the experience of men who participated in programs for partner-violent men by understanding their perceptions of the treatment process, the treatment outcomes, and the meaning they attached to it. The sample included 25 men who completed these programs in agencies that specialized in treating domestic violence in Israel. A…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Outcomes of Treatment, Foreign Countries, Therapy
Verbal and Nonverbal Metaphor with Children in Counseling
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Chesley, Gayle L.; Gillett, Dodie A.; Wagner, William G. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2008
The metaphor is typically viewed as a verbal form of expression in traditional talk therapies. However, this definition excludes nonverbal metaphors that children use when they express themselves through play. In this article, the authors examine the use of therapeutic metaphors, both verbal and nonverbal, with children. The roles of the child,…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Figurative Language, Therapy, Child Health
Concerned Confrontation: The Art of Counseling
Kelly, Brian J. – Southern Journal of Educational Research, 1975
This article deals with the key element leading toward therapeutic change in counseling confrontation. This view challenges much of the current trends in counselor education which focus on empathy and accurate reflection of feeling and content. (Editor)
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Services, Counselor Role, Definitions
Vicarious Traumatisation of Counsellors and Effects on Their Workplaces.
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Sexton, Leo – British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 1999
Reviews literature on therapists' reactions to clients' traumatic material. Findings support anecdotal accounts by trauma therapists. Argues that empathetic engagement with trauma survivors is necessary for effective psychotherapeutic intervention. However, this intervention makes therapists vulnerable to the detrimental effects of vicarious…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Role
The Surrogate Self
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Gunnison, Hugh – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1976
The use of the "surrogate self" in counseling is a simple Gestalt-like role-playing technique (Perls 1969) that can be especially effective when the client has begun to see the counselor as a trusted, caring, and understanding person. The role-playing is described. (Author/EJT)
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Role, Decision Making, Identification (Psychology)
Clinical Counselors
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Leung, Paul – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1975
Clinical counselors have been recently added to the staff of centers for the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse. The role of a counselor and the problems she/he meets in such a setting are described. The main problem faced is a relatively short time to deal with clients. (SE)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Clinics, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Role
Major Concerns Associated with Recovered Memories of Childhood Abuse.
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Spray, Kristina J. – 1994
When accusations of child abuse result from false memories, all parties involved suffer. This paper examines some of the issues surrounding recovered memories of childhood abuse. The mechanisms that the mind may employ to deal with traumatic events, such as disassociation and repression, must be further explored through experimental research to…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Client Relationship
How Much Is Enough? Endings in Psychotherapy and Counselling.
Murdin, Lesley – 2000
Bringing therapy to an end too early or prolonging it can be equally counter-productive. This book explores the reasons for unsatisfactory endings and offers advice on avoiding them and achieving a timely conclusion to the therapy. Chapter 1 looks at the aims and outcomes of therapy, including the relief of symptoms and the management of loss or…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselor Role, Counselor Training
Listening Skills for the Helping Profession.
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Copeland, Camille C.; And Others – 1994
Listening requires a great awareness of self, words, facial expressions, body language, tone of voice, and eye contact. This article examines the importance of these factors in the development of the therapeutic relationship. Among some of the characteristics of effective listening treated here are qualities within the client/therapist…
Descriptors: Attention, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Attitudes
Christian Association for Psychological Studies. Proceedings of 1968, 1969, and 1970 Conventions.
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Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Grand Rapids, MI. – 1968
A single theme for each of the three convention years forms the nucleus around which the presented papers revolve. The 1968 theme, The Christian's Quest for Maturity, focuses on normalcy and the ways and means whereby Christians can become more healthfully mature. In 1969, the convention examined the unique role of the Christian therapist who is…
Descriptors: Christianity, Church Responsibility, Churches, Clergy