Motivating Clients in Therapy

<p>Clients who come to psychotherapy unmotivated, or who become discouraged as treatment progresses, pose a singular challenge to practitioners. Despite the central importance of motivation for the therapeutic healing process, little has been written that addresses this issue. <strong><em>Motivating Clients in Therapy</em></strong> questions the widely accepted assumption of the adequately motivated client.<br><br> Richard Rappaport presents a four-phased model of motivation that emphasizes the fear of loss of what is known and familiar as the central inhibitor to personal growth. The motivation to love oneself and others must by catalyzed by an active psychotherapy relationship. Rappaport offers therapists a practical and theoretical guide to increase treatment effectiveness with a wide variety of clients.</p> <p>Word About Words<br> Chapter 1: Motivation and Psychotherapy: An Introduction<br> Chapter 2: Why Motivation is an Ignored Construct in Psychotherapy: The Myth of Client Motivation<br> Chapter 3: An Evolutionary Model of Psychological Health and Motivation: Toward Individuation<br> Chapter 4: Motivation in Everyday Life<br> Chapter 5: Motivation in Psychotherapy<br> Chapter 6: Separating Motivational and Psychopathological Phenomena: The Role of The Theory in Psychotherapy<br> Chapter 7: The Therapeutic Basis for Selecting Interventions: The Place of Values in Psychotherapy<br> Chapter 8: Motivating Clients in the Beginning of Therapy<br> Chapter 9: Motivating Clients in the Midphase of Therapy<br> Chapter 10: Motivating Clients in the Endphase of Therapy<br> Chapter 11: Post-Therapy Motivation.</p>