Uncovering the Resilient Core: A Workbook on the Treatment of Narcissistic Defenses, Shame, and Emerging Authenticity [Paperback]

Uncovering the Resilient Core provides a comprehensive and inclusive methodology that guides the therapist into the nuances and complexities of the therapeutic relationship throughout the entire course of treatment. With its psychodynamic/relational orientation, this Workbook is unique in that it begins with character pathology in its widest spectrum and moves in depth to understanding and treating corrosive shame, dissociation, trauma and narcissism, including narcissisms many hidden cultural and dynamic manifestations. The applied nature of this text draws from a wide variety of case examples as well as progressive therapeutic techniques designed to help deepen therapeutic listening skills. Training concepts are organically linked to videotaped treatment examples, with ample discussion questions and case analyses that can be used in your own supervision groups. These videos can be found on www.routledge.com/9781138183285 and serve as companion illustrations closely following the learning points in the text itself.

List of Figures  Acknowledgements  Introduction  A Note about the Cover of This Book  1. Resilience  An Overview and Introduction  2. The Importance of Character  3.  Immersion into Dynamic Listening  4.  The Four-Quadrant Model  5. Three Techniques to Refine Therapeutic Listening & Tracking  6. The Dissociative Spectrum  7. Unwrapping the Complexities of the Treatment of Shame  8. Introduction to Transference  9. Consolidation of Gains  Resilience Rediscovered  Epilogue Pamela Wallace  References  Index  About the AuthorsUncovering the Resilient Core provides a comprehensive and inclusive methodology that guides the therapist into the nuances and complexities of the therapeutic relationship throlS-