ABSTRACT
A tapestry of rich and varied perspectives drawn from a remarkable event. The Brief Therapy Congress, sponsored by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation, brought together over 2200 therapists and an impressive faculty that included J. Barber, J. Bergman, S. Budman, G. Cecchin, N. Cummings, S. de Shazer, A. Ellis, M. Goulding, J. Gustafson, J. Haley, C. Lankton, S. Lankton, A. Lazarus, C. Madanes, W. O'Hanlon, P. Papp, E. Polster, E. Rossi, P. Sifneos, H. Strupp, P. Watzlawick, J. Weakland, M. Yapko and many more.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|52 pages
Keynote Addresses
part II|56 pages
Overviews
part III|57 pages
Family Therapy
part IV|51 pages
The Temporal Factor in Brief Therapy
part V|68 pages
Techniques of Brief Therapy
part VI|67 pages
Models of Brief Therapy
chapter 22|12 pages
How Can Psychological Treatment Aim to Be Briefer and Better?
part VII|69 pages
Distinguishing Features of Brief Therapy
part VIII|15 pages
Special Concerns
part IX|47 pages
Mind-Body Healing