
Doing What Works in Brief Therapy
A Strategic Solution Focused Approach
Ellen K. Quick(Author)
Academic Press
2nd Edition
Published on 11. March 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-12-374175-2 (ISBN)
Description
Doing What Works in Brief Therapy: A Strategic Solution Focused Approach is both a set of procedures for the therapist and a philosophy- one that is shared with clients and one that guides the work of the therapist. This second edition continues its excellence in offering clinicians a guide to doing what works in brief therapy- for whom, and when and how to use it. Psychotherapy that follows these guidelines validates the client's most important concerns - and it often turns out to be surprisingly brief. Author, Ellen Quick integrates strategic and solution focused therapy and includes guidelines for tailoring technique and interventions to client characteristics and preferences. With clinically rich examples throughout, this book offers applications for couples, including indications for individual or conjoint sessions.
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Practicing Clinicians, and students and professors in psychological counseling and psychotherapy.
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
447 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-374175-2 (9780123741752)
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E-Book
03/2008
2nd Edition
Academic Press
€43.95
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Person
Ellen K. Quick, Ph.D., earned her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College and her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. She has practiced psychology for over twenty years, specializing in brief psychotherapy. Since 1981, Dr. Quick has worked at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego, California.
Content
Introduction: Origins, Additional Perspectives, and the ModelClarifying the Problem: "What's the Trouble?"Amplifying the Solution: Variations on the Miracle QuestionEvaluating Attempted Solutions: If It Doesn't Work, Do Something Different; Designing the Intervention: Validation, Compliment, SuggestionYou Can Take it With You: "What Do You Want to Remember?"Therapist Decisions: Clarifying, Amplifying or InterruptingCoping with Difficult SituationsBrief Therapy: Problems and Solutions in Managed CareMedication and the ModelProblems and Solutions with Couples"Doing What Works" Group TherapyDoing What Works and Changing What Doesn't As a Transtheoretical Perspective; Case Examples and Excerpts from Single-Session, Brief, and Intermittent Therapy