
The Heroic Client
A Revolutionary Way to Improve Effectiveness Through Client-Directed, Outcome-Informed Therapy
Jossey-Bass (Publisher)
Published on 16. March 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-7879-7240-0 (ISBN)
Description
In this controversial book, psychologists Barry Duncan and Scott Miller, cofounders of the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change, challenge the traditional focus on diagnosis, "silver bullet" techniques, and magic pills, exposing them as empirically bankrupt practices that only diminish the role of clients and hasten therapy's extinction. Instead, they advocate for the long-ignored but most crucial factor in therapeutic success-the innate resources of the client. Based on extensive clinical research and case studies, The Heroic Client not only shows how to harness the client's powers of regeneration to make therapy effective, but also how to enlist the client as a partner to make therapy accountable. The Heroic Client inspires therapists to boldly rewrite the drama of therapy, recast clients in their rightful role as heroes and heroines of the therapeutic stage, and legitimize their services to third-party payers without the compromises of the medical model.
Reviews / Votes
"... Great. Great. Great. Buy. Buy. Buy...one of the few works on therapy which I would attempt to salvage if shipwrecked on a desert island...." (Ipnosis, No.16, Winter 2004)More details
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
429 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-7240-0 (9780787972400)
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Barry L. Duncan | Scott D. Miller | Jacqueline A. Sparks
The Heroic Client
A Revolutionary Way to Improve Effectiveness Through Client-Directed, Outcome-Informed Therapy
E-Book
03/2011
Jossey-Bass
€37.99
Available for download

Barry L. Duncan | Scott D. Miller | Jacqueline A. Sparks
The Heroic Client
A Revolutionary Way to Improve Effectiveness Through Client-Directed, Outcome-Informed Therapy
E-Book
03/2004
Jossey-Bass
€37.99
Available for download
Previous edition
Book
04/2000
Jossey-Bass
€51.57
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Persons
Barry L. Duncan is cofounder and codirector of the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change and in private practice in Coral Springs, Florida. Scott D. Miller is cofounder and codirector of the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change, in Chicago, Illinois.
Jacqueline A. Sparks is assistant professor of marriage and family therapy, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, at the University of Rhode Island.
Jacqueline A. Sparks is assistant professor of marriage and family therapy, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, at the University of Rhode Island.
Author
Professor Nova Southeastern University in Florida
Chicago, Illinois
Content
Foreword to the Revised Edition ix
Bruce E. Wampold
Foreword to the First Edition xii
Larry E. Beutler
Preface xvii
1 Therapy at the Crossroads 1
2 The Myth of the Medical Model 21
3 Becoming Client Directed 49
4 Becoming Outcome Informed 81
with Lynn Johnson, Jeb Brown, and Morten Anker
5 The Client's Theory of Change 119
with Susanne Coleman, Lisa Kelledy, and Steven Kopp
6 The Myth of the Magic Pill 147
with Grace Jackson, Roger P. Greenberg, and Karen Kinchin
7 Planet Mental Health 178
Epilogue: A Tale of Two Therapies 201
Appendixes
I A First-Person Account of Mental Health Services 213
Ronald Bassman
II Consumer/survivor/ex-patient Resource Information 217
Ronald Bassman
III Five Questions About Psychotherapy 219
IV Outcome Rating Scale and Session Rating Scale; 221
Experimental Versions for Children
References 229
About the Authors 249
Name Index 254
Subject Index 261
Bruce E. Wampold
Foreword to the First Edition xii
Larry E. Beutler
Preface xvii
1 Therapy at the Crossroads 1
2 The Myth of the Medical Model 21
3 Becoming Client Directed 49
4 Becoming Outcome Informed 81
with Lynn Johnson, Jeb Brown, and Morten Anker
5 The Client's Theory of Change 119
with Susanne Coleman, Lisa Kelledy, and Steven Kopp
6 The Myth of the Magic Pill 147
with Grace Jackson, Roger P. Greenberg, and Karen Kinchin
7 Planet Mental Health 178
Epilogue: A Tale of Two Therapies 201
Appendixes
I A First-Person Account of Mental Health Services 213
Ronald Bassman
II Consumer/survivor/ex-patient Resource Information 217
Ronald Bassman
III Five Questions About Psychotherapy 219
IV Outcome Rating Scale and Session Rating Scale; 221
Experimental Versions for Children
References 229
About the Authors 249
Name Index 254
Subject Index 261