Therapies Index
“Most approaches in counselling and other disciplines (e.g. coaching) are influenced by five mainstream therapies: behaviour, cognitive behaviour, person-centred, solution-focused and gestalt.
Understanding each of these therapies’ histories, concepts, applications, benefits, disadvantages and processes helps therapists to relate to clients and assist them develop efficient models for positive change and to cope with life’s common challenges.” (extract from AIPC’s Five Therapies eBook)
To help you understand and apply the concepts from each of these therapies, we’ve created a ‘Therapies Index’ based on previously published articles and other available resources from the Institute. You can use the information below as a reference to assist with your research and studies and/or for ongoing professional development.
The ‘Therapies Index’
All Therapies
Key Concepts | History and Contributors | Five Therapies eBook
The Therapeutic Approach in Counselling
Behaviour Therapy
An Overview | Demonstrative Video | Case Study
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
An Overview | Demonstrative Video | Case Study
Person-Centred Therapy
An Overview | Demonstrative Video | Case Study
Solution-Focused Therapy
An Overview | Demonstrative Video | Case Study
Gestalt Therapy
An Overview | Demonstrative Video | Case Study
For more information, such as an introduction to Narrative Therapy or an overview to the concepts of Ego States, explore the AIPC Article Library at www.aipc.net.au/articles.
The Library is free and there are over 100 articles currently available to mental health enthusiasts. The content is also available in RSS and is updated on a regular basis.
Editor’s Tïp: You can also download the Therapies Index document from the right-side column of this Blog, under the ‘Free Publications’ link category.
September 9th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Here are three introductory texts on narrative therapy, available free online:
Commonly asked questions about narrative approaches to therapy, community work, and psychosocial support:
http://www.dulwichcentre.com.au/questions.html
What is narrative therapy?: An easy-to-read introduction, Alice Morgan:
http://www.dulwichcentre.com.au/alicearticle.html
Externalising - commonly-asked qustions, Maggie Carey & Shona Russell:
http://www.dulwichcentre.com.au/externalising.htm
A list of key narrative therapy texts can be found on the Wikipedia page for narrative therapy (although the content on this page is currently a poor overview of the field):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrative_therapy