Is clinical theory needed in psychotherapy and what purpose does it serve: Reflections on psychotherapy integration Cover Image

Czy teoria kliniczna jest w psychoterapii potrzebna i czym dla niej jest: rozważania o integracji psychoterapii
Is clinical theory needed in psychotherapy and what purpose does it serve: Reflections on psychotherapy integration

Author(s): Krystyna Drat-Ruszczak
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology, Clinical psychology
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: psychotherapy integration; Gestalt; clinical theory

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to reflect on the content, form, and meaning of so-called integrative psychotherapy. I analyze the contemporary shift towards integrative therapy in terms of several aspects: (1) its history: from an “unthinkable” approach to being recognized as almost the standard; (2) its current incarnations and meanings. Is the integrative approach possible without a paradigm to start out from, which is “home” for the therapist? (3) its future – the possible directions in which it is heading.

  • Issue Year: 19/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 469-492
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish