Alan S Gurman
Biographic Data
| ID | 4229601 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alan S Gurman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alan S |
| FAMILY NAME | Gurman |
| SIGNATURE | GURMAN A S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Teachers College, Columbia University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Brief Psychotherapies
Brief therapy is by far the most frequently employed kind of therapy in the United States, with fewer than 10% of clients receiving more than 20 sessions. Brief and effective therapy typically relies on six features or techniques of practice: (1) client selection, (2) formulation of an individualized clinical focus, (3) a deliberate time limit (or sensitivity to time) that sets in motion therapist and patient expectancies as to when change will o…
The Efficacy of Therapeutic Interventions in Social Work
Segal's recent review of the effectiveness of social work interventions is discussed in terms of (a) his analysis of the available empirical data and (b) important issues which are relevant to the assessment of allforms of psychological treatment. Re-examination of Segal's analysis per se reveals the use of some questionable statistical procedures and furthersuggests that his argument infavorof the relative efficacy of short-term (vs. traditional…
Rating of Therapeutic Warmth and Genuineness by Untrained Judges
20 untrained raters rank-ordered typescripts of therapy segments representative of the Truax warmth and genuineness scales on the dimensions of acceptance-rejection and genuineness-falseness. Correlations between untrained raters' ranks and the Truax criteria for warmth were generally positive and moderately high, with an over-all positive r, whereas r with genuineness was generally low and negative, with an over-all low positive value. Vocal cue…
The Efficacy of Therapeutic Interventions in Social Work
Segal's recent review of the effectiveness of social work interventions is discussed in terms of (a) his analysis of the available empirical data and (b) important issues which are relevant to the assessment of allforms of psychological treatment. Re-examination of Segal's analysis per se reveals the use of some questionable statistical procedures and furthersuggests that his argument infavorof the relative efficacy of short-term (vs. traditional…
Rating of Therapeutic Warmth and Genuineness by Untrained Judges
20 untrained raters rank-ordered typescripts of therapy segments representative of the Truax warmth and genuineness scales on the dimensions of acceptance-rejection and genuineness-falseness. Correlations between untrained raters' ranks and the Truax criteria for warmth were generally positive and moderately high, with an over-all positive r, whereas r with genuineness was generally low and negative, with an over-all low positive value. Vocal cue…
The Efficacy of Therapeutic Interventions in Social Work
Segal's recent review of the effectiveness of social work interventions is discussed in terms of (a) his analysis of the available empirical data and (b) important issues which are relevant to the assessment of allforms of psychological treatment. Re-examination of Segal's analysis per se reveals the use of some questionable statistical procedures and furthersuggests that his argument infavorof the relative efficacy of short-term (vs. traditional…
Brief Psychotherapies
Brief therapy is by far the most frequently employed kind of therapy in the United States, with fewer than 10% of clients receiving more than 20 sessions. Brief and effective therapy typically relies on six features or techniques of practice: (1) client selection, (2) formulation of an individualized clinical focus, (3) a deliberate time limit (or sensitivity to time) that sets in motion therapist and patient expectancies as to when change will o…
Psychology (3 works) · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (3 works) · Psychotherapist (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Actuarial science (1 work) · Argument (complex analysis) (1 work) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Counseling Practices and Supervision (1 work)