Working with Anger: A Constructivist Approach

ISBN: 0470090502

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Client anger is a perennial problem for a range of professionals working in clinical settings.Working with Anger presents an alternative strategy to the most common approach, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), exploring instead how anger can be tackled from a personal constructivist perspective. It provides a conceptual framework and practical advice on the clinical issues of working with anger, including case study examples, service user perspective, a philosophical and developmental underpinning, and suggested ways of preventing anger development. Ways of working with anger are illustrated, including:* Group-based treatments* Individual treatment* Working with adults* Working with children and adolescents* Working with families* Gender and anger* Methods of evaluating anger programmesThis practical volume will enable clinicians to set up, run and evaluate their own anger programmes using the constructivist approach. It will therefore be a valuable resource for professionals such as clinical and forensic psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, nurses and social workers.