Working with Anger: A Constructivist Approach

Client anger is a perennial problem for a range of professionals working in clinical settings, and this practical volume enables clinicians to set up, run, and evaluate their own anger programs using the constructivist approach.

Working with Anger presents an alternative strategy to the most common approach, cognitive behavioral 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 programmes

Consequently, it is a valuable resource for professionals such as clinical and forensic psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, nurses, and social workers.

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Wiley

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Cummins, Peter

ISBN:

978-0-47-009049-7

Specialty:

• Clinical Psychology
• Psychology

Language:

English

Edition:

1st

Pages:

236

Publication Year:

2005