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In 'Constructive Psychotherapies' Jonathan D. Raskin gives the reader an illustration of how our experiential realities are constituted as much or more by the stories we construct and share than by the cold hard facts of our surroundings. The constructed meanings yield and affect experiential realities that impact mental health and how people experience their lives and relationships.

Raskin shares a range of clinical examples that shows how constructive psychotherapy encourages a dialogue that respects multiple perspectives while fostering critical reflection and understanding to explore the subjective interpretations and narratives people create around their experiences.

This therapeutic conversation helps clients create new possibilities for understanding themselves and their situations, ultimately leading to personal growth and change. Raskin has created a monograph that will truly make the reader think about how one thinks, and that process itself can be freeing and illuminating in many ways.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the clinician will be able to:

• Define constructive therapies.
• Describe how the term constructive therapies used in the book differs from the term constructivist therapies.
• Delineate historical antecedents of modern constructive approaches.
• Explain how constructive thought has long been embedded in the history of ideas, including psychology and psychotherapy.
• Describe the three main theories that inform constructive therapies.
• Define the roles of the client and therapist in constructive therapies.
• Explain the role of the therapist-client relationship as conceived in constructive psychotherapy.
• Implement interventions and assessments that are found in the constructive therapy toolkit.
• Evaluate obstacles used in a constructive psychotherapy approach.
• Summarize research support for constructive therapies.
• Outline common critiques of constructive perspectives and contrast rejoinders to those criticisms.
• Discuss future directions for constructive therapies.

Syllabus / Course Instructions

• This course is suitable for CE for beginning, intermediate and advanced level clinicians.
• The Course consists of reading the selected book, successfully completing an online posttest and filling out a course evaluation.
• The printed book or ebook is not included. It must be purchased separately. We have supplied a link to Amazon.com for your convenience.
• Purchasing your course will give you access to both a printable copy of the test and an online version of the test. Print the test to use as a companion as you read the book and answer the questions.
• You cannot exit the online test once you begin, so have your answers available.

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Bio: Jonathan D. Raskins, PhD

Jonathan D. Raskin, PhD, earned his bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Vassar College and his PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Florida. He is a professor of psychology and counselor education at the State University of New York at New Paltz, where he currently serves as interim associate provost for academic advising. Dr. Raskin is a licensed psychologist with an active private practice.

I addition to his many journal articles and book chapters on constructive therapies, Dr. Raskin is author of 'Psychopathology and Mental Distress: Contrasting Perspectives (2nd ed.). It was selected by the Association of College and Research Libraries' Choice publication as one of its 2024 outstanding academic titles. In 2020-2021, Dr. Raskin served as president of the Society for Humanistic Psychology (Division 32 of the American Psychological Association). He previously served as co-editor of the 'Journal of Constructive Psychology'.

Dr. Raskin's research explores constructive approaches to psychology and psychotherapy, as well as traditional and alternative approaches to psychological diagnosis. He is a licensed psychologist in New York..

Undergraduate courses Dr. Raskin teaches:
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
PSY 130 Psychology of Adjustment
PSY 231 Psychopathology and Mental Distress
PSY 332 Mental Health Professions
PSY 361 History and Systems of Psychology
PSY 364 Constructivist Psychology
PSY 498 Seminar in Psychology

Graduate courses Dr. Raskin teaches:
COU 510 Counseling Theories
COU 540 Psychopathology
COU 585 Contemporary Issues In Counseling
PSY 558 Seminar in Contemporary Research