Respect-Focused Therapy: Honoring Clients through the Therapeutic Relationship and Process

By Susanne Slay-Westbrook

Although therapists have a unique opportunity and responsibility to provide a respectful environment for their clients, respect has not received adequate attention in the psychotherapy community and related research. This volume sets forth the formulation of respect-focused therapy (RFT), a new approach to psychotherapy that addresses the quality of the client-therapist relationship and therapeutic process. It treats respect as a combination of action, attitude and open-mindedness, urging therapists to recognize their own biases and beliefs and be willing to suspend them for the benefit of their clients.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138906905
• ISBN13: 9781138906907
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"