The human elements of psychotherapy : a nonmedical model of emotional healing / David N. Elkins ; foreword by Barry L. Duncan.
"The dominant paradigm in psychotherapy is the medical model, which views therapy as a clinical treatment rather than a healing interpersonal connection. Words like patient, diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, and modalities reflect this medically oriented view of therapy. In this book, David Elkin...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
American Psychological Association,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book APA PsycBooks |
| Summary: | "The dominant paradigm in psychotherapy is the medical model, which views therapy as a clinical treatment rather than a healing interpersonal connection. Words like patient, diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, and modalities reflect this medically oriented view of therapy. In this book, David Elkins cogently argues that while the medical model remains widely accepted, science shows it to be inappropriate. A wealth of evidence suggests that healing occurs through human connection and social interaction, not modalities and techniques. Elkins presents a nonmedical model of psychotherapy--one that places common factors, particularly human factors, at the center and moves modalities and techniques to the periphery. In this concise volume, he summarizes the supporting evidence from various fields, including clinical psychology, attachment theory, social relationships research, neuroscience, and evolutionary theory. All of these fields show that humans are evolved to develop, maintain, and restore our emotional well-being through human connection and social interaction. Thus, psychotherapy can best be understood as an expression of social healing. After presenting this model and its vast supporting evidence, Elkins then discusses important implications for clinical research, training, and practice."--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 155 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1433820676 9781433820670 |