Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-232) and index.
An overview of resistance and ambivalence -- Theories of resistance and ambivalence -- An integrative model of resistant ambivalence -- Measurement and assessment of resistance and ambivalence -- An overview of approaches to working with resistant ambivalence -- The two-chair approach: part I -- The two-chair approach: part II -- Motivational interviewing: principles and strategies -- Clinical applications of motivational interviewing -- Integrating ambivalence work with other therapeutic approaches.
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"Offering innovative tools for overcoming a difficult, perennial therapeutic problem, this book will enhance the knowledge and skills of a broad range of practitioners, including clinical and counseling psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, family therapists, and psychiatric nurses. Students and trainees in these fields will find it a uniquely informative and accessible text."--Jacket.