The Power of Specificity in Psychotherapy

Download or read book The Power of Specificity in Psychotherapy written by Howard A. Bacal and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 2010-12-28 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Power of Specificity in Psychotherapy: When Therapy Works_And When It Doesn't presents specificity theory, a contemporary process theory of psychotherapy that holds that each therapist-patient dyad constitutes a unique reciprocal system, challenging us to reconsider how psychotherapy is optimally practiced and taught. The perspectives of specificity theory are corroborated by cutting-edge findings in neurobiology and infant research and alter traditional views of how we understand and utilize 'theory,' 'response,' and 'relationship' in both treatment and training.