Current Thinking and Research in Brief Therapy

Solutions, Strategies, Narratives
Volume 2

by William J. Matthews, Ph.D. and John H. Edgette, Psy.D.

Rating of 5

In Current Thinking and Research in Brief Therapy, Volume 2, the latest publication of the Milton H. Erickson Foundation, the series editors have brought together an impressive group of contributors to discuss the latest trends in brief therapy. You will find Harry Aponte presenting a thoughtful piece on the issue of client-therapy intimacy, while Doug Flemons and Shelley Green share a humorous yet sensitive article on sexual concerns in couples. Finally, Daniel Handel provides a powerful story of the use of hypnosis with a dying adolescent.

In addition to the emotional side of psychotherapy, the authors include the scientific aspects of psychotherapy. Various models of brief therapy are presented, emphasizing that the therapeutic effects of the treatment models are attributable to ""the nontreatment specifics"" of the therapeutic interaction. Finally, an important, and perhaps controversial, essay on ethics in the general nontherapeutic use of hypnosis by lawyers and its use in recovering memories is presented. Altogether this volume offers the reader the best in innovative treatment techniques.