Simon H. Budman, PhD, Innovative Training Systems, Newton, MA, and Harvard Medical School
"In today's world of managed care when many therapists are looking
for a brief therapy approach they can feel comfortable with, this
book is perfect....It is also an excellent choice for undergraduate
and graduate courses." --John L. Walter, Consultations, Chicago
"The First Session in Brief Therapy is an exciting, lively hands-on
learning experience. Grounded in scholarly, well-documented
theoretical concepts, peppered with case material and
question-answer dialogue with experienced therapists, it will be a
valuable tool for mental health clinicians of all disciplines in
any treatment setting....When you read this book you will feel as
if you have had an hour of expert clinical supervision from many of
the best teachers in the field of brief therapy." --Judith L.
Feldman, M.D., Harvard Community Health Plan
"About half the book consists of verbatim clinical excerpts. The
therapists appear to be highly skilled and these illustrations of
the work of practitioners of varying backgrounds and personalities
will be of value to the reader interested in developing a brief
psychotherapeutic technique of his own." --"The Journal of the
American Academy of Psychoanalysis"
"Budman, Hoyt, and Friedman have successfully solicited chapters
describing the theory and practice of almost all the contemporary
approaches to brief therapy....The editor's own opening and
concluding chapters help pull together the mass of material
contained in the book....Both beginning and advanced practitioners
of brief psychotherapy will benefit from this book....It is a major
contribution to effective clinical practice and will have enduring
value to the field." --"Families in Society"
"An excellent sampler in brief therapies. The editors state that
their intention is to provide a casebook for what brief therapists
do. They do this and much more....Defies my usual impression of
edited books as disjointed and without common thread...In today's
world of managed care where many therapists are looking for a brief
therapy approach they can feel comfortable with, this book is
perfect. It provides the essence or feel for all the current
time-limited or brief therapy models from which to choose. It is
also an excellent choice for undergraduate and graduate courses for
a survey of the field of brief therapy." --"Journal of Family
Psychotherapy"
"This is a broad survey of the many approaches to brief, or
time-limited, psychotherapy, with an emphasis on the initial
session. It is rich with excerpts from initial sessionsconducted
according to different brief therapy models, and it includes
contributions from many of the prominent contributors to the
literature on time-limited approaches." --"International Journal of
Group Psychotherapy"
.,."goes beyond what one would expect from the title. The books
does, indeed, provide a fascinating look at the first session in
brief therapy...in general (chapters) are very readable and would
be very useful to practitioners and students of brief therapy...The
editors do an excellent job of integrating and summarizing the
different approaches...This edited volume contains a great deal of
information about brief therapy. By providing short chapters from a
number of therapists, with a built-in example of the first session,
the authors have encouraged a concise, practice-oriented approach
to describing some of the most widely known brief therapies."
--"Contemporary Psychology"
"This volume, edited by 3 current gurus in the field, offers
exposure to the underlying principles of the most commonly used
methods of short-term treatment...Some authors are more readable
than others, but overall this is an excellent text for graduate
students or clinicians already in practice." --"Readings"
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