Creative Breakthroughs in Therapy
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Creative Breakthroughs in Therapy

Tales of Transformation and Astonishment

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Creative Breakthroughs in Therapy

Tales of Transformation and Astonishment

About this book

An invitation to observe and achieve transformative breakthroughs in the therapeutic experience

Creative Breakthroughs in Therapy: Tales of Transformation and Astonishment brings together nineteen of the world's most prominent and creative therapists and researchers, taking professionals inside each contributor's creative innovations in theory and technique.

Designed for all therapists who wish to communicate their therapeutic messages creatively and effectively, authors Jeffrey Kottler and Jon Carlson invite you to be inspired from the observations of your peers and consider how these approaches might be applied to your own work.

Drawn from real-life cases, contributors share stories of their most creative breakthroughs, demonstrating out-of-the-box thinking that freed them to create alternative ways of meeting their clients? needs. Creative Breakthroughs in Therapy: Tales of Transformation and Astonishment will motivate you to experiment as an agent of change, exploring new, creative ways to make a difference in people's lives, with wisdom from some of the world?s foremost authorities including:

Stephen Lankton, Bradford Keeney, Sam Gladding, Steve Madigan, Michael Yapko, Scott Miller, Jeff Zeig, Judy Jordan, Robert Neimeyer, Laura Brown, Bill O'Hanlon, Cloe Madanes, Len Sperry, Fred Bemak, Nancy McWilliams, Nick Cummings and Alfonso Montuori

The stories in this book represent seminal cases in which eminent practitioners in therapy and related fields express their own unique voices as clinicians. The book focuses on what led each clinician to a creative breakthrough and identifies the common variables—across all the stories—that might promote innovation in the future. Their experiences will inspire every therapist to discover their own creative path.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9780470362402
eBook ISBN
9780470487136
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. PREFACE
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. CONTRIBUTORS
  6. CHAPTER 1 - A PERSONAL INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVITY IN THERAPY
  7. CHAPTER 2 - STEPHEN LANKTON: AMBIGUITY, RELEVANCE, AND THE CREEPING DEVILS
  8. CHAPTER 3 - BRADFORD KEENEY: CREATING NONSENSE THROUGH CONNECTIONS OF LOVE
  9. CHAPTER 4 - SAM GLADDING: BEING UNSTUCK WITHOUT BECOMING UNGLUED
  10. CHAPTER 5 - STEVE MADIGAN: THERAPY AS COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
  11. CHAPTER 6 - MICHAEL YAPKO: YOU DON’T LEARN THIS STUFF IN GRADUATE SCHOOL
  12. CHAPTER 7 - SCOTT MILLER: I HAVE CREATIVE CLIENTS
  13. CHAPTER 8 - JEFF ZEIG: A WHITE, FLUFFY CLOUD AND A DISSOCIATIVE MOMENT
  14. CHAPTER 9 - JUDY JORDAN: WHAT ABOUT LOVE?
  15. CHAPTER 10 - ROBERT NEIMEYER: A LITTLE HUG FROM HEAVEN
  16. CHAPTER 11 - LAURA BROWN: WORKING IN A BOX
  17. CHAPTER 12 - BILL O’HANLON: FALLING ON YOUR FACE
  18. CHAPTER 13 - CLOƉ MADANES: A TRILOGY OF COURAGE
  19. CHAPTER 14 - LEN SPERRY: ACCESSING THE CREATIVE SELF
  20. CHAPTER 15 - FRED BEMAK: GETTING PEOPLE UP OFF THE FLOOR
  21. CHAPTER 16 - NANCY MCWILLIAMS: THE WISDOM OF NOT KNOWING
  22. CHAPTER 17 - NICK CUMMINGS: A NARRATIVE HISTORY OF CREATIVITY IN ACTION
  23. CHAPTER 18 - ALFONSO MONTUORI: CREATIVE INQUIRY AND DISCOVERING THE UNFORESEEN
  24. CHAPTER 19 - SOME CREATIVE THEMES
  25. CHAPTER 20 - CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
  26. REFERENCES