While professional trainings in psychotherapy and counselling vary considerably in the attention they pay to assessment, courses, conferences and workshops devoted to the subject are attracting an audience eager for more demonstration and discussion. In response, The Art and Science of Assessment in Psychotherapy offers an extended symposium on principles and practice. Guided by a belief that comparative study will spur critical reflection and innovation, its presentations encompass a wide range of therapeutic orientations, settings and interests.
Key Features
- Twelve distinguished practitioners describe the methods they use in their assessments.
- Focus on widely used approaches within psychotherapy.
- Discussion of the uses and limitations of the therapies offered.
- Covers various approaches including psychoanalytic psychotherapy, family therapy, and cognitive-behaviour therapy.
- Explores the relationship between assessment and treatment.
Additional Information
Additional chapters look at assessment in the light of psychotherapy research, question how far assessment can be separated from treatment, and ask whether the use of questionnaires and special tests aids or detracts from interviewing as a method of assessment. As psychotherapy matures as a profession, both chronologically and in response to public demand, interest in assessment methods is growing, yet to date the published material has been limited and dispersed amongst specialist books and journals. The Art and Science of Assessment in Psychotherapy offers the first comprehensive, practical review of a key professional issue which will be of interest to all practising psychotherapists and counsellors.
