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Articles and Papers by Diane H. Engelman
The Three Person Field: Collaborative Consultation to Psychotherapy
Synopsis:
In this paper, my co-author Steven Frankel and I describe and discuss our work at the Center for Collaborative Psychology and Psychiatry. We use a collaborative model of assessment and treatment, analogous to Stephen Finn's therapeutic assessment and to Constance Fischer's individualized, collaborative assessment. In our model, collaboration occurs between each member of the therapy team: client, therapist, and consultant. Consultation to the therapy is a standard part of our collaborative therapy protocol, used for therapies conducted through the Center.
Neuropsychology of Bipolar Disorder
Synopsis:
Written in 2006, this paper is a comprehensive review of bipolar disorder, a life-long condition that tends to progress and recur over time, but to a reasonable extent can often be contained. I cover the most recent findings on: the neurochemistry, genetics, neuroanatomy, course of bipolar illness, and its treatment.
Brain-Behavior Relationships in Systems of Emotion
Synopsis:
In this paper, I aim to develop a satisfactory definition of emotion, making clear how it relates to, but exceeds, the bounds of cognition. This area of human functioning is complex anatomically and chemically. It is also central to everyday experience and, therefore, to psychological and psychiatric treatments. In this paper, I review the complex neurobiology of emotion, ultimately reflecting on its place in treatments.
Through the Land of Oz: Self-Advocacy in Today’s Health Care System
Synopsis:
In this article, my co-author JB Allyn and I trace the frustrating but ultimately empowering journey that my daughter and I took to get appropriate care for her serious heart condition. Time and again we became entangled in the self-serving maze of a large HMO’s bureaucracy, learning and re-learning the importance of self-education and self-advocacy.
Examples of Therapeutic Stories
Synopsis of Our Story Process:
Based on a client’s assessment results, I may decide that certain mental health and neuropsychological messages would have additional therapeutic impact if framed in a story. My co-author, writer JB Allyn, creates the story, in which images and characters metaphorically reflect the client’s history and life experience and reinforce the messages I’ve selected.
- Story for an adult – A Story for Nerina
- Story for a child – A Story for Isabella
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Center for Collaborative Psychology and Psychology
Diane H. Engelman and Steven A. Frankel, co-directors
Additional Resources
Selected publications on brain-based functioning, collaborative and therapeutic assessment, metaphor, neurodiversity, and therapeutic stories:
Blume, H. (1998.) Neurodiversity. The Atlantic, September 30, 1998. Retrieved from
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1998/09/neurodiversity/5909/
Cox, M., & Theilgaard, A. (1987). Mutative metaphors in psychotherapy: The aeolian mode. London: Tavistock Publications.
Dwivedi, K.N., & Gardner, D. (1997). Theoretical perspectives and clinical approaches. In K.N. Dwivedi (Ed.), The therapeutic use of stories (pp. 19-41). London: Routledge.
Doidge, Norman (2007). The brain that changes itself. New York, NY: Penguin Group.
Finn, S.E. (2007). In our clients’ shoes: Theory and techniques of therapeutic assessment. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Fischer, C. T. (1994). Individualizing psychological assessment: A collaborative and therapeutic approach. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum
Koziol, L. F., & Budding, D. E. (2009). Subcortical structures and cognition: Implications for neuropsychological assessment. New York: Springer Science.
Lakoff, G., & Johnson, M. (1980). Metaphors we live by. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.