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Treatment Strategies

Paradoxical Interventions in Transactional Analysis and Gestalt Therapy

Pages 185-189
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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Provides a basic theoretical rationale and brief guidelines for the enhancement of the therapeutic paradoxes which occur spontaneously in the course of TA and Gestalt Therapy. Case examples are presented from the author's work with adolescent offenders. References are provided for further discussion and exposition of methodologies for the purposeful and effective application of paradoxical interventions.

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Selmer Wathney

Selmer E. Wathney, PhD (Clinical Psychology) Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Staff Psychologist at California Youth Authority, Wintu Intensive Treatment Program, Sacramento, California.