Description
The book to be reviewed for this class is The Gift of Therapy by Irvin Yalom. Yalom is a world renowned group therapy expert!
After reading this book, please write a review/ analysis of the text 5-6 pages in length not including the title page and reference page. Please be sure to double-space, use 12 point Times New Roman Font and adhere to APA Guidelines. Your paper should include the following components and headings:
1.Title Page: Be sure to adhere to APA Guidelines for this.
2.Introduction: State clearly what the book is about. Give a BRIEF overview/summary of the text, highlighting the parts that spoke to you the most. PLEASE do not give me a verbatim summary of the book. Rather focus on telling me about the parts of the book you enjoyed the most and why.
3.Relevance: Explain the importance/relevance of this book as it relates to your desired career (teacher, school counselor, etc.) and as it relates to the general field of group counseling. Include why it is important for you or someone in your field to know the information in this book.
4.Personal: Provide a personal opinion of the book in terms of the information in it. Did you have any “aha” moments after reading the book? Can you apply it to any personal relationships or groups you may be involved in? Try to think of one topic from the book and apply it to a personal example in your own (or someone else’s life) you may know.
5.Critique: Provide at least one thing you did not like about the book, and/or one area you had questions about, and/or one area you were confused by.
6.Reference Page: Be sure to use correct APA 6th edition formatting. If you happened to include any other texts/ articles please be sure to reference them as well.
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: THE GIFT OF THERAPY
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THE GIFT OF THERAPY
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Over the recent past, the field of therapy has become integral in the contemporary
society. This is because of the ever-changing nature of the society where the pressure in families
and workplaces have increased causing stress and depressions. Therapy, therefore, serves an
imperative role when it comes to stress and depression. The book, The Gift of Therapy by Irvin
Yalom explores the area of psychotherapy in details.
Summary
This book examines the field of therapy in details. The author, Yalom gives advice to the
new generation of upcoming therapists on how well to indulge in their work to establish a good
relationship with the client. Ideally, the book talks about how one can become a good therapist
and the way one is supposed to relate with the client for this good relationship to occur. The
book looks at the engagement of the therapist and client and how the therapist is expected to
support and understand the clients for there to be a good outcome. From the book, there are some
parts which speak volumes. For example, as a therapist, it is good to be authentic and admit to
mistakes. This is one of the points that is captured in the book. Therapists are humans just like
any other person and as such, they make mistakes (Yalom, 2010). To this end, it is paramount for
them to be original in their work and admit the mistakes they make when one is offering service
to the client. According to this book, any endeavor of covering up an error is not good because
the client will in one way or another realize that his/her therapist is not open and honest with
him/her. As such, this leads to a negative impact on the therapy.
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