ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book explains why practitioners and agencies should consider adding Walk-In (WI)/Single-Session Therapy (SST) to their service delivery models. It describes some of the single-session family therapy work being done at the Bouverie Centre in Melbourne, Australia. The book then provides an excellent overview of the way narrative therapy practices can facilitate successful walk-in SSTs. It also provides an overview of the extensive work done at the Eastside Family Centre in Calgary, Canada, along with several case examples of WI/SST and a summary of research findings. The book further describes some of the work at KW Counselling Services, which is located in Kitchner-Waterloo in southern Ontario, Canada. It then details a case example to illustrate how multiple therapeutic approaches based on differing theories can all be used synergistically to help the same client.
