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Reverence is defined as a sense of awe or profound respect for the person. It has become increasing rare in modern culture, not only in health care, but in education and in corporations where people are too often treated in a dehumanizing way. This groundbreaking book is the most comprehensive volume to-date that explores in depth the concept of reverence and strengths-based approaches in the psychotherapy healing process as manifested in a wide variety of treatment modalities such as child and play therapy, family therapy, therapeutic assessments and in training programs. Applications in head start programs and group homes, with both juvenile offenders and traumatized children, are covered in individual chapters along with using a strengths-based, reverent approach with providers.

REVIEWS

"Since the 1980's, the emphasis in healthcare and mental health care has been on managing benefits and productivity rather than on what used to be called the art of medicine. Reverence in Healing: Honoring Strengths Without Trivializing Suffering offers a necessary corrective for that harsh reality. The basic concept that guides every chapter in this multi-authored book is a deep and abiding respect for all life that is so often absent in the mad search for ever-increasing profits at the expense of people's lives. Editor Crenshaw and his colleagues take a strengths-based approach to the children, adults, and families they seek to help. But in doing so, they do not pretend that the tragic experiences of life are innocuous events that people should just bounce back from. Their work honors the suffering that is the lot of so many, while revering the human ability to overcome adversity, even against great odds."—Sandra L. Bloom, M.D., Drexel University

"Crenshaw delivers again. This time, the goods are vaunted distinctions that we as clinicians must make along the delicate lines of being reverential and honoring transformation as we witness healing in the consulting room. Moreover, this book presents a depth of knowledge in the strengths-based approaches to psychotherapy, replete with the poetry of John O' Donohue to the mythology of Jung. Highly recommended for those who practice from or want to ascribe to the Wellness Model."—Eric J. Green, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

CONTRIBUTORS

Megan Barbera, Greg Barker, Robert Brooks, David A. Crenshaw, Susan Cristantiello, Athena Drewes, Renee Fillette, Andrew Fussner, James Garbarino, Andy Kuntz, Edith Lawrence, Jennifer Lee, Sueann Noziska, John Seymour, Amanda F. Sovik-Johnston, Misty Solt, John Sorocco, E. Mark Stern, Lenore Strocchia-Rivera, Nancy Tsoubris, Steven Tuber, Donna Zulch

ABOUT THE EDITOR

David A. Crenshaw is Director and Founder of the Rhinebeck Child and Family Center, LLC, a private practice serving children and families, but also providing training and consultation to agencies serving at-risk children. He is past President of the New York Association for Play Therapy.