Authors: Wendy B. Rosen, Maureen Walker, Ph.D.

This practice-oriented casebook, published by The Guilford Press, shows how relational-cultural theory (RCT) translates into therapeutic action. The book explains key concepts of RCT and demonstrates their application with diverse individuals, couples, families, and groups, as well as in institutional settings. Emphasizing that relationship is the work of therapy, case narratives illuminate both the therapist and client factors that promote or interfere with movement toward connection. Highlighted are the ways in which cultural contexts profoundly influence relationships; how growthful connection inevitably includes conflict; and how experienced therapists work on a moment-by-moment basis to engage with and counteract personal and cultural forces of disconnection.