Beyond Technique in Solution-Focused Therapy Working with Emotions and the Therapeutic Relationship |
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Author:
| Lipchik, Eve |
Foreword by:
| Rey, Wendel A. |
Series title: | The Guilford Family Therapy Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4625-0260-8 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2011 |
Publisher: | Guilford Publications
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Imprint: | Guilford Press, The |
Book Format: | Ebook |
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Book Description:
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Solution-focused therapy is often misunderstood to be no more than the techniques it is famous for--pragmatic, future-oriented questions that encourage clients to reconceptualize their problems and build on their strengths. Yet when applied in a "one-size-fits-all" manner, these techniques may produce disappointing results and leave clinicians wondering where they have gone wrong. This volume adds a vital dimension to the SFT literature, providing a rich theoretical...
More Description Solution-focused therapy is often misunderstood to be no more than the techniques it is famous for--pragmatic, future-oriented questions that encourage clients to reconceptualize their problems and build on their strengths. Yet when applied in a "one-size-fits-all" manner, these techniques may produce disappointing results and leave clinicians wondering where they have gone wrong. This volume adds a vital dimension to the SFT literature, providing a rich theoretical framework to facilitate nonformulaic clinical decision making. The focus is on how attention to emotional issues, traditionally not emphasized in brief, strengths-based interventions, can help "unstick" difficult situations and pave the way to successful solutions.