Beyond Psychotherapy - by Luciano L'Abate (Hardcover)

About the Book

The field of psychotherapy is beset by a variety of problems including relative ineffectiveness, relatively high cost, and low availability. Hence, a more cost-effective, efficient and mass-producible method is needed that the current talk-based approach lacks. This volume explains that programmed distance writing - workbooks - can fill that need. Workbooks are inexpensive, specific, controllable, verifiable, and can be transmitted via the Internet to be used in clinical treatment, prevention, rehabilitation and research, all at a cost saving over talk therapy.

The rationale behind workbooks for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families is explained. Professionals in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, counseling, and social work will find this approach intriguing, as will academics and researchers seeking economic ways to link theory with practice. This volume will also interest graduate students studying alternative methods of behavioral intervention.

Book Synopsis

The field of psychotherapy is beset by a variety of problems including relative ineffectiveness, relatively high cost, and low availability. Hence, a more cost-effective, efficient and mass-producible method is needed that the current talk-based approach lacks. This volume explains that programmed distance writing - workbooks - can fill that need. Workbooks are inexpensive, specific, controllable, verifiable, and can be transmitted via the Internet to be used in clinical treatment, prevention, rehabilitation and research, all at a cost saving over talk therapy.

The rationale behind workbooks for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families is explained. Professionals in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, counseling, and social work will find this approach intriguing, as will academics and researchers seeking economic ways to link theory with practice. This volume will also interest graduate students studying alternative methods of behavioral intervention.

Review Quotes

"In this extraordinarily practical and visionary work, Dr. L'Abate dives into the essence of psychotherapy, and surfaces with a new model for treating patients with or without new technologies. He provides both a step-by-step guide and fully-developed tools for working with adults, couples and families. This book is a must-read for all professional who want to seize the moment, make reasonable changes to the way they practice, and improve outcomes with their patients."-Marlene M. Maheu author of E-health, Telehealth & Telemedicine

About the Author

LUCIANO L'ABATE is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Georgia State University. He is the author, editor or co-editor of 31 books, including Distance Writing and Computer-Assisted Interventions in Psychiatry and Mental Health (Ablex, 2001).