Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-142) and index.
Contents
PART 1: The distinctive theoretical features of CPT. Constructing a world -- The function of fiction -- Personal knowledge -- Living on the frontier -- Redefining reality -- Living in language -- Deconstructing the self -- Systems within systems: The epigenetic model -- Contextualizing disorder -- -- PART 2: The distinctive practical features of CPT. Laddering toward core concerns -- Mapping social ecologies of meaning with the bow-tie interview -- Charting networks of constructs using repertory grids -- Assessing emotional and relational themes using self-confrontation -- Reflecting on the self using mirror time -- Attending from self to other -- Following the affect trail -- Privileging experience over explanation -- Catching the wave -- Harnessing the power of the poetic -- Seeking sufficient structure -- Tracking evolving goals -- Fostering client reflexivity -- Befriending the resistance -- Considering homework --Articulating the pro-symptom position -- Re-authoring the self-narrative -- Celebrating termination -- Evaluating whether psychotropic medication is part of the solution, or part of the problem -- Situating constructivist therapy in the wider world -- Constructing an integrative practice.