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A lively and straightforward introduction to brief therapy for counselors and counseling students. This book enables readers to establish a brief counseling mindset, master key steps of the solution-focused model, and acquire techniques for speeding up the action. Research on the potential for counseling to be both short and effective is reviewed. There are many vignettes and three detailed single-session cases showing what can be gained when both coun-selor and client are engaged in a process that is time-limited, action-based, goal-oriented, and fun.
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A guide to espresso therapy for busy clients who want to change their lives but cannot afford to miss any of it. Explains to practicing and student counselors the mindset of brief counseling, key steps of the solution-focused model, and techniques for speeding up the action. Over 50 vignettes and three detailed single-session cases demonstrate the approach in schools, agencies, counseling centers, and private practice. Accompanying videotapes are available, perhaps for counselors too busy to read the book. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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