EP05 Point/Counterpoint 05 - Our Larger Mission As Therapists - Cloe Madanes and Thomas Szasz
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- Topic Areas:
- Point/Counterpoint Sessions | Family Therapy | Social Issues | Managed Care
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2005 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC | Thomas Szasz, MD
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 19 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 07, 2005
- License:
- Never Expires.
Description
Description: Cloe Madanes highlights the value of prioritizing relationships over individual pathology in family therapy. She critiques the influence of Big Pharma and managed care, warning against overmedication and noting that antidepressants show only a 10% improvement over placebos. Case examples include a suicidal man who regained joy and a young woman with epilepsy who improved through family therapy. Dr. Thomas Szasz adds a libertarian perspective, arguing that mental illness can become a self-fulfilling prophecy shaped by economic and political forces.
Moderated by Bernhard Trenkle, Dipl. Psych.
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Handouts
| Timestamped Transcript (859.7 KB) | 20 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| Ericksonian Learning Snapshot (242.5 KB) | 2 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Faculty
Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC Related Seminars and Products
Cloé Madanes, HDL, LIC, is a world-renowned innovator and teacher of family and strategic therapy and one of the originators of the strategic approach to family therapy. She has authored seven books that are classics in the field: Strategic Family Therapy; Behind the One-Way Mirror; Sex, Love and Violence; The Violence of Men; The Secret Meaning of Money; The Therapist as Humanist, Social Activist and Systemic Thinker; and Relationship Breakthrough. She has presented her work at professional conferences all over the world and has given keynote addresses for The Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference, the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy; the National Association of Social Workers, The Erickson Foundation, the California Psychological Association and many other national and international conferences. Madanes has won several awards for distinguished contribution to psychology and has counseled outstanding individuals from all walks of life.
Thomas Szasz, MD Related Seminars and Products
Thomas S. Szasz, (M.D., University of Cincinnati, 1944) was Professor of Psychiatry at the State University of New York, Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. He was recipient of numerous awards, including the Humanist fo the Year Award from the American Humanist Association and the Distinguished Service Award from teh American Institute for Public Service. He has received a number of honorary doctorates and lectureships, and served on the editorial board or as consulting editor for ten journals.
Szasz has authored approximately 400 articles, book chapters, reviews, letters to the editor and columns. He has written 19 books.