Single Session Therapy: Maximizing the Effect of the First (and Often Only) Therapeutic Encounter / Edition 1

ISBN-13:	9781555422608
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/16/1991
Series:	Social and Behavioral Science Series
Edition description:	1st
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	828,825
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.76(h) x 0.68(d)

How to use limited therapeutic time most efficiently Research shows that many clients seeking therapeutic help attendfor one session only—no matter what their therapist's orientationor approach. Moshe Talmon demonstrates how therapists can turn thissingle encounter into a positive therapeutic experience. Based on a study of hundreds of single-session cases, this bookoffers a realistic, practical approach to using a single session toprompt substantial changes in patients' lives. The author describeshow to make the most of patients' innate ability to healthemselves—presenting insights into bolstering the patient'sexisting strengths, restoring autonomy and confidence, and offeringsolutions that the patient can implement immediately.