Single Session Therapy: Maximizing the Effect of the First (and Often Only) Therapeutic Encounter

Single–Session Therapy shows that many clients seeking therapeutic help attend for one session only––no matter what their therapist′s orientation or approach. It demonstrates how therapists can turn this single encounter into a positive therapeutic experience.
This book offers a realistic, practical approach to using a single therapeutic session to prompt substantial changes in patients′ lives. The authors describes how to make the most of patients′ innate ability to heal themselves.

Spis treści:
Foreword.
1. When the First Session Is the Only Session.
2. The First Phone Call: Presession Screening and Preparation.
3. Effective Single–Session Therapy: Step–by–Step Guidelines(in collaboration with Michael F. Hoyt and Robert Rosenbaum).
4. Empowering Your Patient.
5. Single–Session Therapy in Action: A Case Example(in collaboration with Michael F. Hoyt).
6. Learning from Failures.
7. Attitudes That Facilitate Single–Session Therapy.
Resources A: Follow–Up Interview.
Resources B: Tips for Managing Time and Money.

Okładka tylna:
Single–Session Therapy shows that many clients seeking therapeutic help attend for one session only––no matter what their therapist′s orientation or approach. It demonstrates how therapists can turn this single encounter into a positive therapeutic experience.
This book offers a realistic, practical approach to using a single therapeutic session to prompt substantial changes in patients′ lives. The authors describes how to make the most of patients′ innate ability to heal themselves.