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This chapter explores the implications of the field of adult development for the practice of psychotherapy. The study of adult development has transformed developmental psychology from the study of child development into a lifespan developmental psychology, now capable of offering a viable alternative frame of reference for psychotherapy practice to traditional conceptual frameworks rooted in the fields of psychiatry and clinical psychology. This chapter asks: In what ways does using lifespan developmental psychology as one’s primary conceptual frame of reference lead to differences in approaches to psychotherapy practice with adult clients, and/or to the training and supervision of adult psychotherapy practitioners?
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Basseches, M. (2002). Adult Development and the Practice of Psychotherapy. In: Demick, J., Andreoletti, C. (eds) Handbook of Adult Development. The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0617-1_28
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