ABSTRACT
Jay Haley is also critical of solution-focused approaches, cognitive approaches, behavioral approaches, and even some family therapy approaches that he sees as more theoretically convoluted than a good, practical therapy need be. The term behavioral activation is used across treatment models, highlighting the importance of action in producing change as opposed to mere reflection. Therapy is also being applied to more difficult problems, such as violence, suicide, rape, drug abuse, incest, criminal activities, and other troubling behaviors. Jay’s enthusiasm for the merits and intricacies of therapy never waned, even when his keen insights were channeled in the direction of being a sharp-tongued critic of some of therapy’s silly foibles, such as those he pokes at in this article on ineffective supervision. Jay describes the confusion of both supervisor and supervisee when faced with the direct challenge to actually do something to help someone.
