Posted by trouble on January 31, 2002, at 10:29:44
In reply to Re: ANTIDOTE TO Dialectical Behavior Therapy » trouble, posted by Dinah on January 30, 2002, at 11:19:50
The article was a link to some psychology journal I don't remember tho, sorry.
But for a good definition of what I mean by therapist rigidity let's look at Jeffrey Kottler's view in COMPASSIONATE THERAPY, WORKING WITH DIFFICULT CLIENTS (1992). PAGE 173
"A major soursc of resistaance in therapy that stems directly from the clinician is a posture of certainty whereby the therapist communicates absolute paramaters of right and wrong, good and bad to the client (Bauer and Mills, 1989). These rigid beliefs regarding what constitutes reality or what clients REALLY mean when they act in certain ways are bound to stir up rebelliousness in many otherwise cooperative clients...
Confronted by a client who suddenly becomes stubborn, it is often helpful to ask ourselves in what ways we are being overly rigid...
...I have found that of the dangerous traits with which a therapist can hurt people rigidity can be most lethal. I have learned to be suspicious of therapists who believe they have found truth, not only for themselves, but for the rest of the world."
Isn't he a sweetie? I've read all his books (he writes groovy hand-holding tomes for practitioners with titles like THE IMPERFECT THERAPIST), that help me understand them better.
Hope this helps.
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