Problem-Solving Therapy

by Jay Haley

Overview

A classic that teaches you how to think in a contextually sensitive, directive, and goal-focused way. A highly readable and practical volume that focuses on solving problems within the context of the entire social unit—the family, the school, the community.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781555423629
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/16/1992
Series:	Social and Behavioral Science Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.46(w) x 9.11(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author

Jay Douglas Haley was one of the founding figures of brief and family therapy in general and of the strategic model of psychotherapy, and he was one of the more accomplished teachers, clinical supervisors, and authors in these disciplines.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Problem-Solving Therapy.

1. Conducting the First Interview.

2. Giving Directives.

3. Communication as Bits and Metaphor.

4. Communication: Sequence and Hierarchy.

5. Therapy in Stages.

6. Marriage Therapy as a Triangle.

7. Problems in Training Therapists.

8. Ethical Issues in Therapy.

Case Report: A Modern "Little Hans''.

Editorial Reviews

"Both revolutionary and pragmatic. It is written by a teacher oftherapy, and it stands as one of the very few "how-to" books thatreally give the reader an opportunity to learn from example."

"The book has justifiably become 'must' reading for family therapypractitioners and supervisors.''

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