Vance R. Sherwood has done it again! This time in the form of a riveting, profoundly original contribution to the psychodynamic literature on working with difficult adolescents. Dr. Sherwood makes a strong case for the idea that the therapist should become a problem for the hard-to-reach patient--the solution to which requires that the patient after his characteristic (pathological) modes of interacting. In fact, he argues convincingly that successful treatments involve manipulation not only by patients but also by ...
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Vance R. Sherwood has done it again! This time in the form of a riveting, profoundly original contribution to the psychodynamic literature on working with difficult adolescents. Dr. Sherwood makes a strong case for the idea that the therapist should become a problem for the hard-to-reach patient--the solution to which requires that the patient after his characteristic (pathological) modes of interacting. In fact, he argues convincingly that successful treatments involve manipulation not only by patients but also by therapists, who are encouraged to relinquish their investments in communicative interventions in favor of more experiential interventions--those that force patients to let go of their defensive postures. Sherwood offers clinical vignettes to demonstrate the power of his approach in this beautifully crafted, hard-to-put-down volume for therapists who want to expand their repertoires of effective responses to difficult patients--and who have the courage to be bold.--Martha Stark, M.D.
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