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Handbook of Homework Assignments in Psychotherapy

Research, Practice, and Prevention

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  • Shows clearly that between-session activities are a core component of psychotherapy practice

  • Covers a wide range of psychotherapy approaches, illustrating each with clinical examples

  • Includes valuable coverage of complex and chronic disorders

  • Synthesizes recommendations for future conceptual empirical work

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Brief behavioral marital therapy

  2. Psychotherapy Approaches

  3. Client Populations

  4. Specific Problems

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About this book

The aim of this Handbook of Homework Assignments in Psychotherapy: Research, Pr- tice, and Prevention is to provide comprehensive resource on the role of homework assignments in psychotherapy and prevention. However, the process of generalizing in-session therapeutic work through between-session activity has a long history in psychotherapy. This Handbook is designed to elucidate and extend that history by presenting theoretical and clinically focused descriptions of the role of homework assignments in a range of psychotherapies, clinical populations, and presenting pr- lems. Designed for both the beginning and the experienced psychotherapy prac- tioner, this Handbook assumes a basic knowledge of psychopathology and practice of psychotherapy and prevention. The Handbook aims to contribute to the professional resources for all psychotherapy practitioners and researchers, in private and public practice, graduate students in clinical and counseling psychology, couple and f- ily therapists, as well as residents in psychiatry. This book does not aim to review the theories of psychotherapy in detail, speci?c treatments of psychopathology, cl- ical assessment, or basic psychotherapy and prevention processes that are currently available in numerous psychotherapy textbooks. This Handbook is a clinical resource designed to provide a focused coverage of how to integrate homework assignments into psychotherapy practice, and in the prevention of mental illness. Outline for the Handbook This Handbook comprises four distinct parts.

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From the reviews:

"Handbook of Homework Assignments in Psychotherapy presents multiple approaches to the integration of homework into therapy, including perspectives from nine theoretical orientations plus psychotherapy integration, as well as research and practical case examples. This inclusiveness is to be commended, as it lends to the overall strength and contributions of the work. … solid reference work with a broad perspective on homework that will likely become an essential component in the personal libraries of clinicians from all levels of experience as well as those of researchers." (Michele A. Schottenbauer, PsycCritiques, Vol. 52 (40), 2007)

"The Handbook of Homework Assignments in Psychotherapy: Research, Practice, and Prevention … provides readers with an extensive overview of how clinicians of various orientations integrate homework assignments into their clinical work with various popultions. … All chapters are well-organized, succinct, and written by experts in their respective fields. This book is geared towards clinicians working with adult populations. … This would be an excellent book for beginning clinicians or graduate students who are seeking an overview of various treatment approaches and clinical disorders." (Jeanne M. Duax, Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, Vol. 37, 2007)

"The book operationally defines ‘homework’ in various kinds of therapy … . is aimed at practitioners and researchers with all ranges of experience. … Readers looking for an ‘academic’ perspective on homework, a comparison of different approaches to between-session work, and inspiration in working with different populations will find a great deal here. … It really does represent a ‘first to market’ work that will be foundational for others interested in the theory and practise of psychotherapy homework, and certainly makes a very unique contribution." (Peter Bieling, Canadian Psychology, Vol. 49 (2), 2008)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Auckland, New Zealand

    Nikolaos Kazantzis

  • Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA

    Luciano LĽAbate

About the editors

Nikolaos Kazantzis, Ph.D., is faculty member at the School of Psychology, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. He has published widely on the topic of homework assignments in psychotherapy, including serving as a Guest Editor for special issues on this topic in the journals IN SESSION: Journal of Clinical Psychology (2002), Journal of Psychotherapy Integration (2006), and Cognitive and Behavioral Practice (2006). He has co-authored more than 40 articles and book chapters and has participated in national and international conferences related to his research interests. He is also a recipient of the Royal Society of New Zealand Science and Technology Award for Beginning Scientists, The Australian Association for Cognitive Behavior Therapy’s (AACBT) Tracy Goodall Early Career Award, and Massey University’s Research Medal – Early Career. Dr. Kazantzis is a licensed (registered) clinical psychologist and maintains a part-time practice in Auckland, New Zealand.

 Luciano L’Abate, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Georgia State University, Georgia, Atlanta, USA where he was Director of the Family Psychology Training Program and the Family Study Center. He completed his Ph.D., at Duke University, with post-doctoral specialization at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. He worked in the Psychiatry Departments of Washington (St. Louis) and Emory (Atlanta) Universities Schools of Medicine before moving to Georgia State University, where he spent his entire academic career. He was in part-time private and consulting and clinical practice for 42 years. He has published (author, co-author, edited, and co-edited) 37 books, 3 are in press, as well as over 250 papers in scientific and professional journals.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Handbook of Homework Assignments in Psychotherapy

  • Book Subtitle: Research, Practice, and Prevention

  • Editors: Nikolaos Kazantzis, Luciano LĽAbate

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-29681-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2007

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-29680-7Published: 16 August 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-3995-1Published: 29 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-29681-4Published: 11 December 2006

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 464

  • Topics: Clinical Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology

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