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Based on original research conducted by the author over the past twenty years, this book is a definitive investigation of enduring change. Hundreds of therapists and change agents, in addition to a diverse group of people who have self-initiated experiences, or structured therapy, have been interviewed about their most dramatic growth and the factors that contributed to making their changes last.

Written for helping and leadership professionals, as well as the public, this book will give readers the knowledge and tools they need to understand the mechanisms and processes of lasting change.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Preface(p. VII)
• 1 What Do We Really Understand About Change?(p. 1)
• 2 Stories of Personal Transformation(p. 17)
• 3 Kinds of Change: Magnitude, Rate, Levels, and Significance(p. 41)
• 4 Why Changes Don't Last(p. 49)
• 5 Some Universal Features of Change Efforts(p. 65)
• 6 The Process of Lasting Change(p. 87)
• 7 Conditions That Promote Enduring Change(p. 103)
• 8 Adjunctive Structures That Sustain Change(p. 117)
• 9 The Certainty of Failure and Uncertainty of Change(p. 135)
• Epilogue(p. 147)
• References(p. 149)
• Index(p. 155)
• About the Author(p. 165)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Jeffrey A. Kottler, Ph.D., is one of the most prolific and renowned authors in the field. He has authored a dozen books on the nature of change, in addition to many comprehensive texts for counselors and therapists