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Section 2. Theory

Therapeutic Stages and Intervention Plans

Pages 92-106
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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This article explores the therapeutic process as a nonlinear sequence represented best by a spiral. The process is enriched gradually as the stages of therapy proceed and repeat. In the stages described, the appropriate interventions and tools—according to the patient's pathology and what is happening in the therapy at the moment—aid the therapist in continuously monitoring not only his or her work but also the patient's progress toward cure. These ideas are illustrated with a case example of work with a borderline patient.

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Maria Assunta Giusti

Maria Assunta Giusti has a degree in philosophy from Perugia University and a degree in psychology from Rome University. She trained in transactional analysis at the IAT of Rome with Carlo Moiso and Michele Novellino and became a Certified Transactional Analyst in 1990 and a Provisional Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst in 1997. From 1986 to the present she has worked as a psychotherapist in a rehabilitation institute with patients with psychotic, autistic, and borderline conditions. She has used transactional analysis in individual and group settings with both children and adults. In 1995 she wrote a book entitled The Possible Trans-Formation. She continues her training with Marilyn Zalcman and Richard Erskine.
 

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