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A Guide to Functional Analytic PsychotherapyThe Course of Therapy: Beginning, Middle and End Phases of FAP

A Guide to Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: The Course of Therapy: Beginning, Middle and End... Chapter 7 The Course of Therapy: Beginning, Middle and End Phases of FAP Mavis Tsai, Jonathan W. Kanter, Sara J. Landes, Reo W. Newring, and Robert J. Kohlenberg Each phase of FAP, the beginning, middle, and end, has distinctive focal points and evokes different types of CRBs. For example, at the beginning of therapy, therapists can explore how clients typically begin a new relationship or activity (e.g., ignoring reservations and jumping in quickly, moving cautiously, starting out with high hopes and getting disappointed), how this relates to the way they are beginning therapy, and what they can do to increase the likelihood of having a good therapeutic experience. The substantive work takes place in the middle phase of therapy, where clients confront the emergence of core life and relation- ship issues in the therapy environment, and where ‘ideal FAP interactions’ that generalize to daily life are the focus. The end phase of therapy, a time to consolidate gains, may bring up feelings and memories of previous transitions and losses. Clients often learn to say goodbye meaningfully in a way they never have done before. The duration of FAP may vary from a relatively brief treatment to several years depending http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Guide to Functional Analytic PsychotherapyThe Course of Therapy: Beginning, Middle and End Phases of FAP

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© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009
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Chapter 7 The Course of Therapy: Beginning, Middle and End Phases of FAP Mavis Tsai, Jonathan W. Kanter, Sara J. Landes, Reo W. Newring, and Robert J. Kohlenberg Each phase of FAP, the beginning, middle, and end, has distinctive focal points and evokes different types of CRBs. For example, at the beginning of therapy, therapists can explore how clients typically begin a new relationship or activity (e.g., ignoring reservations and jumping in quickly, moving cautiously, starting out with high hopes and getting disappointed), how this relates to the way they are beginning therapy, and what they can do to increase the likelihood of having a good therapeutic experience. The substantive work takes place in the middle phase of therapy, where clients confront the emergence of core life and relation- ship issues in the therapy environment, and where ‘ideal FAP interactions’ that generalize to daily life are the focus. The end phase of therapy, a time to consolidate gains, may bring up feelings and memories of previous transitions and losses. Clients often learn to say goodbye meaningfully in a way they never have done before. The duration of FAP may vary from a relatively brief treatment to several years depending

Published: Oct 20, 2008

Keywords: Therapeutic Relationship; Case Conceptualization; Middle Phase; Phone Conversation; Sacred Space

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