ISBN: 9798300576851 - horizons of hope: upholding agency in meaning-centered psychotherapy (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Horizons of Hope contains a collection of memorable presentations by therapists. Despite challenges, these individuals aspire to help their clients embrace difficult times with courage and patience, knowing that there is a science to helping, but there ais also an art. The art they practice is a gentle art of being with the people who suffer and accompany those who seek their help to enable them to make the most of their situation and thereby bring forth a human achievement, something wonderful and admirable. But they are not there to bask in their success and seek their own glory. These humble workers regard the human being as infinitely more precious than a clay vessel. They understand that it is the unscathed dimension of the spirit that contains the capacity to turn tragedies into triumph, align one's being with Reason, and receive impetus from the will to meaning to pursue it. They encourage the heart and the mind to help others discover meaning in life. --That is their true satisfaction.Viktor Frankl, (1905-1997) was a neurologist and a psychiatrist, the founder of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis, the Third Viennese School of psychotherapy after Freud's psychoanalysis and Adler's Individual Psychology. Practitioners who are thoroughly familiar with Frankl's work, illustrate how this meaning-oriented approach can be used in the everyday counselling setting to uphold agency and to encourage a sense of mission in life. From the individual to the community and society, there is something for everyone to gain. Meaning-centered principles re-humanize the practice of medicine and psychotherapy. They re-kindle awe and respect for the suffering person. They encourage hope to create harmony and peace.…