Table of Contents

The Dialectics of Psychotherapy: Philosophical and Empirical Debates.- Transtheoretical Approaches: Treatment Planning and the Initial Interview.- Biomedical Approaches to Treatment.- Behavioral Interventions.- Cognitive Approaches.- Psychoanalytic Approaches.- Psychodynamic Approaches: Object Relations and Self Theory.- Humanism: Experiential Approaches.- Humanism: Phenomenological Approaches.- Psychotherapy and Social Context.- Contemporary Interpersonal Approaches.- Family Systems and Couples Approaches.- Ecosystemic Issues and Approaches.- Postmodernism and Integrative Therapies.- Epigenetic Systems: A Meta-integrative Model of Human Functioning and Therapy.

About the Author

Don Fromme is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at Oklahoma State University and also in the School of Professional Psychology at Pacific University, where he continues teaching part-time. He served as Director of the Psychological Service Center at both universities as well as Director of Intern Training at Pacific. He has also taught overseas with the University of Maryland University College on several occasions. During sabbaticals, he has taught at the University of Carabobo in Venezuela and the University of Exeter in England. In 1985-86 he was a Senior Fulbright Research Fellow at the University of Rome. He has published research focusing on emotional communication, empathy, and the qualitative experience of being part of a step-family. He has also chaired 60 graduate theses and dissertations. Now retired, he previously maintained a part-time private practice together with his wife.

Reviews

From the reviews:“This book explains the major systems of psychotherapy, reviewing the philosophical differences and showing how they can be integrated. … a reference for students of clinical, counseling, and school psychology, psychiatric residents, and graduate students in clinical social work. … The clinical illustrations are excellent and show how to apply the theoretical tenets. It is a book that new therapists will greatly benefit from. … seasoned veterans will be able to refresh their knowledge base as well.” (Gary B. Kaniuk, Doody’s Review Service, May, 2011)