Doing What Works in Brief Therapy, Second Edition: A Strategic Solution Focused Approach (Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional)
"This is a delightful book that should prove useful to any clinician who uses short term therapy--or even long-term therapy... It is an excellent synopsis of both problem oriented and solution oriented therapies. The integration of both methods is skillfully wrought... The style is efficient, straightforward, easy-to-understand. This is a bright, keen, lively piece of work that I would recommend to any practicing clinician."--CAROL SHAW AUSTAD, New Britain, Connecticut"Quick...succeeds in her attempt to create a merger that is both theoretically satisfying and clinically practical... with narrative case examples to give a step-by-step feel and... provides extended case examples illustrating application to intermittent, single-session, and brief therapy... Her documentation is thorough without being academic, and her style is readable and precise... A useful guide for those feeling solution-forced as well as those looking for positive, hopeful ways of working in today's practice climate."--Frank Thomas in JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY