Psychotherapy and the social clinic in the United States soothing fictions /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Epstein, William M., 1944-
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, c2019.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abstracts; 1 Introduction; References; Part I Psychotherapy; 2 Psychotherapy and Tests of Effectiveness; The Effectiveness of Psychotherapy; References; 3 Psychotherapy for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder; References; 4 Psychotherapy for Depression and Addiction; Depression; Drug Addiction; References; 5 Psychotherapy and Society; Psychotherapy Versus Care; References; Part II Clinical Social Work; 6 Precursors to Modern Social Work; The Orphan Trains; Social Work and the Institution; Charity Organization Societies; Settlement Houses
  • The Social Clinic in Social WorkThe Social Clinic, Social Work and the Bribe to Indolence; References; 7 Contemporary Social Work and the Social Clinic; The Social Work Therapist in the Social Clinic; References; 8 Clinical Social Work in Child Foster Care, Family Preservation, and the Schools; Child Foster Care, Family Preservation, and Family Reunification; The Social Work Therapist in the Schools; Clinical Social Work Considered; References; Part III Other Practices of the Social Clinic; 9 Community Psychological Practice and a Note on Rehabilitation in Corrections
  • Community Psychological PracticeA Note on Rehabilitation in Corrections; Conclusion; References; 10 Mind and Spirit on the Fringes of the Social Clinic; Spiritual Interventions; Mindfulness and Meditation; Centers for Positive Living; Past Life Regression Therapy; "Beam Me Up, Scotty"; Ho'oponopono; Aspiration and Reality; References; Part IV Clinic and Society; 11 Soothing Fictions; The Dream and the Promise; References; Afterword; References; Index