Improving Therapeutic Communication

Download or read book Improving Therapeutic Communication written by D. Corydon Hammond and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1977-03-31 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the book, the authors focus on the basic skills that facilitate communications in therapy (empathy, respect, authenticity, relating in the here-and-now, and confrontation) and explore specific methods of using them. These skills--which research shows are crucial to effective therapy--enable therapists and counselors to * Empathize in a caring way with the feelings of clients * Become receptive to clients in a warm, respectful, and nonjudgmental way * Constructively share feelings with clients in a natural, open manner * Therapeutically utilize moment-to-moment, here-and-now interaction * Make clients aware of their inconsistencies and discrepancies without arousing antagonism or defensiveness