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Diagnosis and Beyond
Martin Milton
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Description for Diagnosis and Beyond
paperback. Distress can be thought of as 'psychopathology', a thing to be diagnosed, treated and cured. This mindset leads professionals to develop manualised forms of 'treatment' for specific 'disorders' which can leave clients feeling depersonalised and unheard. Authors explore human distress and consider ways in which therapy can create meaning and hope. Editor(s): Milton, Martin. Num Pages: 146 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280. Very good copy showing minor age and wear
Human distress is sometimes thought of as 'psychopathology', a thing separate to the person, that affects people; a thing that can be diagnosed, treated and hopefully cured. This mindset leads psychiatrists, psychologists and other therapists to develop 'evidence bases' for specific 'disorders' and manualised forms of 'treatment'. While there are advantages to this way of seeing distress, it is clearly only one framework and sometimes leaves the client feeling depersonalised and unheard. It is also a view that has been critiqued and criticised by service users and professionals alike. Diagnosis and Beyond: Counselling psychology contributions to understanding human distress explores forms of distress such as depression, anxiety, phobias and personality disorder going beyond what can sometimes appear as meaningless and horribly painful experiences to describe the meanings that can be embedded within these difficulties. The book also considers ways in which therapists and clients can create meaning, hope and possibility through robust, relational therapeutic processes.By recognising the universality of human distress, the contributors also discuss the ways in which their own experiences and feelings are a legitimate, and central, part of the therapeutic process.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
PCCS Books U.K.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
146
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906254377
SKU
KMK0026009
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Martin Milton
Prof. Martin Milton is Professor of Counselling Psychology at Regents University London and also runs an independent practice in counselling psychology and psychotherapy. He is editor of Diagnosis and Beyond (PCCS Books, 2012) and Therapy and Beyond (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010) and has published in a range of academic journals. Martin is on the editorial board of Counselling Psychology Review and Psychology of Sexualities Review.
Reviews for Diagnosis and Beyond
'Working with the person beyond their diagnosis is an essential skill for all psychological therapists. This critical exploration of diagnosis and its alternatives makes a valuable and refreshing contribution to our field: helping us to deepen our capacity to relate to our clients as the diverse, meaning-orientated and intelligible human beings that they are.' Professor Mick Cooper, University of Strathclyde - thoughtful attempts by counselling psychologists in practice to go beyond diagnosis and instead to engage with clients in a manner which is respectful of the urgency and yet also of the complexity of their distress. Dr Bill Farrell,Research Fellow, Auckland University of Technology