ABSTRACT
As the premises and methods described in the first two chapters and the subsequent case studies have demonstrated, RFT, while rooted in the same traditions as Brief Therapy, represents a radical departure from other brief therapy orientations. Rather than focusing on attempted solutions as is done in problem-focused approaches, expanding upon existing solutions as in solution-focused models, or focusing upon the social contextualization of the problem as in the Milan Systemic orientation, RFT moves completely away from talking about problems as quickly as possible within the logic of the therapeutic conversation. Any potentially resourceful line presented by the client or therapist is expanded upon and utilized to create resourceful contexts for action. Therapy becomes a process of maintaining the more resourceful context.
