| Abstract: | Demonstrates the utility of a way of thinking about clinical work that assumes that the smallest context within which to think about therapy includes the following variables: therapists, clients, the context in which therapy occurs, and the larger systems with which therapists or clients are involved. Two case examples are given to show the relevance and interrelationship of these variables with particular attention being paid to the effects of the treatment context on the conduct of therapy. Data from some initial studies exploring the effectiveness of this notion of therapy are presented, as are considerations of the kind of professional identity most suited for this kind of work and the problems presented by this identity. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
