Promoting Change through Brief Therapy in Christian Counseling (AACC Library)

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Summary: Table of Contents
Review: Chapter 1: The Long Road to Brief Therapy. Chapter 2: Change Happens, but Growth Takes Work. PART ONE: MODELS OF BRIEF THERAPY Chapter 3: What Is Brief Therapy? Chapter 4: Problem-Solving Brief-Therapy Models. Chapter 5: From Problem-Focused to Solution-Focused. PART TWO: A PROBLEM-SENSITIVE, SOLUTION-BASED BRIEF MODEL Chapter 6: Assumptions of Solution-Based Therapy. Chapter 7: The First Session. Chapter 8: Developing and Maintaining a Clear Focus in Treatment. Chapter 9: After the First Session: Keeping Change Going. PART THREE: PRACTICAL USES OF BRIEF THERAPY Chapter 10: Adolescents: Sometimes It's Got to Be Brief. Chapter 11: Promoting Change in Marriages. Chapter 12: What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do. PART FOUR: FINAL CONSIDERATIONS Chapter 13: Research: Can Anything So Simple Be So Effective? Chapter 14: Putting It All Together. Appendix -- Brief Therapy in the Church: Special Opportunities and Considerations.

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Summary: Outstanding book on Brief Therapy for Christian Counselors
Review: I am a Christian psychiatrist who found this book to be very well written. The authors offer practical insights and avoid the use of technical jargon. The theoretical orientation is solution-focused which can be used alone or in combination with other treatment modalities. I really liked this book and highly recommend it for therapists new and experienced alike. It is a must have for every psychotherapist's library!

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Summary: This book made me a better counselor
Review: Too many books on counseling talk about theory and more theory. While counselors need a good theoretical base, we desperately need practical ideas for helping the people who come in to see us. This book provided that kind of help for me. A central theme of this book is about undestanding how people change. If we know this, we can help them change. The book encourages you to look for even small changes, because change is generative. The book even gives an outline of what the first few sessions of solution-focused therapy should look like. As the authors state, the avearge client only comes six to eight sessions anyway, so therapists need to focus on making the most of those sessions. This book helps give you a plan for making that happen.