A Primer for Beginning Psychotherapy

Designed especially for students and mental health professionals in the early stages of their careers, this primer is a practical guide to psychotherapy. Short and concise, it addresses virtually all questions that a neophyte therapist might have. The author presents the basics in a clear and succinct way, with special emphasis on techniques and clinical examples. The second edition employs the same convenient question-and-answer format used in the first edition of the work, and offers a broader range of topics. For this edition, Dr. Goldstein has included ideas from the schools of thought of self-psychology, social constructivism, and the relational school. A Primer for Beginning Psychotherapy, Second Edition offers a wealth of information that will prove of great value to psychiatry and clinical psychology students, and will be useful to all beginning mental health professionals.