Contemporary　Growth　Therapies

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This book was published in 1981 by Abingdon Press. Used by permission of the author. It was prepared for
Religion Online by Paul Mobley.
An Overview: Growth Counseling and the Five Streams of Psychotherapy
The goal of Growth Counseling and Psychotherapy is to maximize human wholeness.
Achievement often requires more than one approach, thus the author gives and overview of
the five main streams of the discipline.
Chapter 1: Growth Resources in Traditional Psychotherapies Sigmund Freud and
the Ego Analysts

Knowledge of the roots of contemporary therapies can help to evaluate and use them more
critically and usefully. Chapter one begins with a review of Sigmund Freud and his
techniques.
Chapter 2: Growth Resources in Traditional Psychotherapies, Alfred Adler and
Otto Rank

Chapter 3: Growth Resources in Traditional Psychotherapies, Erich Fromm. Karen

Horney, Harry Stack Sullivan
Chapter 4: Growth Resources in Traditional Psychotherapies, Carl Jung, the

Existentialists, and Carl Rogers
Chapter 5: Growth Resources in Behavior-Action Therapies
Behavior-action therapies are a group of approaches to problems based in the idea that the
problems are the result of faulty learning. Basically learning is used to enable growth.
Chapter 6: Growth Resources in Transactional Analysis
Developed by Eric Byrne, transactional analysis has provided a number of tools useful for the
psychotherapist and counselor.
Chapter 7: Growth Resources in Gestalt Therapy
The Gestalt therapy examined here is one of the most innovative available today.
Chapter 8: Growth Resources in Holistic Health, Biofeedback, and Body Therapies
Complete growth resources must also include counseling for the body as well as the psyche.
Here three approaches are explored.
Chapter 9: Growth Resources in Family Systems Therapies
Social change, including within the family and the church, can be difficult accomplishments.
However, there are a several therapies where one or more will likely work any given situation.
Chapter 10: Growth Resources in Feminist Therapies
Feminist psychologists have identified the male biases that have distorted normal human
development for women. They have exposed the need for liberated counselors, liberated from
male biases and perception of the different needs of women.
Chapter 11: Growth Resources in Psychosynthesis
Psychosynthesis is a conceptive and method productive whole person approach to healing and
growth for counselors and therapists.
Conclusion; The Risks of Growth - Using These Resources for Your Continuing
Growth

The author encourages our growth whether or not his methods are used.