Description: Core Competencies in the Solution-Focused and Strategic Therapies by Ellen K. Quick This book illustrates how core competencies in the solution-focused and strategic therapies grow from the models basic principles: discovering and amplifying what works and changing what does not. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the Solution-Focused and Strategic Therapy field this is a landmark book, the first to address all of the core and clinical competencies involved in running a practice, including learning and applying a conceptual map, developing and maintaining an effective therapeutic alliance, and intervention planning. With the patience of an experienced teacher and knowledge of a master therapist, Dr. Ellen Quick shows how to move from minimal competency to higher levels of proficiency. She addresses therapists from all of the behavioral health care disciplines and teaches them to tailor treatment to their clients unique strengths and proficiencies, discover and amplify what works, and change what doesnt. Dr. Quick presents the essential knowledge, skills, and attitudinal components of each competency, with an emphasis on demonstrating their applications in actual clinical practice. Readers will appreciate that, by the end of the book, they will not only be able to demonstrate competence, which is a critical component of an evidence-based practice, but will also be excited to build proficiency in areas of special interest and expertise. The lessons learned in this book will allow readers to continue to advance their competency skills long after they have put it down. Author Biography Ellen K. Quick, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who specializes in brief psychotherapy. She earned a bachelors degree from Wellesley College (1970) and a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Pittsburgh (1974). Since 1981, she has practiced at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego. Dr. Quick trained with Milton Erickson, at the Mental Research Institute, and at the Brief Family Therapy Center. She has written and taught about the integration of solution-focused and strategic therapy, with an emphasis on "doing what works" on multiple levels: in the clients life, in the therapists work, and as a philosophy shared with the client. Table of Contents Beyebach, Foreword. Introducing the Clinical Competencies of the Solution-Focused and Strategic Therapies. Understanding the Conceptual Basis of the Solution-Focused and Strategic Therapies. Forming an Effective Therapeutic Alliance. Maintaining an Effective Therapeutic Alliance. Performing an Integrative Solution-Focused and Strategic Assessment. Developing a Case Conceptualization and Intervention Plan in the Solution-Focused and Strategic Therapies. Implementing Solution-Focused and Strategic Methods and Interventions. Monitoring and Evaluating Clinical Outcomes. Maintaining Treatment Gains and Planning for Termination. Practicing the Solution-Focused and Strategic Therapies with Cultural and Ethical Sensitivity. Becoming a Highly Effective and Competent Solution-Focused and Strategic Therapist. Review "Dr. Quick has accomplished a seemingly impossible task! She has produced a book so thoughtfully conceived, and so clear and detailed about the best practice of solution-focused and strategic therapies, that it is an invaluable resource for both the novice and the seasoned practitioner." -- Eve Lipchik, Private Practice, ICF Consultants, Inc., Milwaukee, WI; Author, Beyond Techniques in Solution-Focused Therapy "Ellen Quick has taken on an extremely important task in the evolution and maturation of solution-focused brief therapy. [!] This book offers an outstanding blend of solid scholarship and accessibility, which will be of great interest to students, practicing therapists, and clinical researchers alike." -- Terry S. Trepper, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Purdue University Calumet; Editor, Journal of Family Psychotherapy; Co-Editor, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: A Handbook of Evidence-Based Practice Review Quote eoeDr. Quick has accomplished a seemingly impossible task! Details ISBN0415885302 Author Ellen K. Quick Short Title CORE COMPETENCIES IN THE SOLUT Language English ISBN-10 0415885302 ISBN-13 9780415885300 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2011 Affiliation Kaiser Permanente, California, USA Imprint Routledge Subtitle Becoming a Highly Competent Solution-Focused and Strategic Therapist Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 204 Illustrations 2 Tables, black and white AU Release Date 2011-11-07 NZ Release Date 2011-11-07 UK Release Date 2011-11-07 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Series Core Competencies in Psychotherapy Series Publication Date 2011-11-07 Alternative 9781138143470 DEWEY 616.89147 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139881535;
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ISBN-13: 9780415885300
Book Title: Core Competencies in the Solution-Focused and Strategic Therapies
Number of Pages: 204 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Core Competencies in the Solution-Focused and Strategic Therapies: Becoming a Highly Competent Solution-Focused and Strategic Therapist
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 229 mm
Item Weight: 340 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Ellen K. Quick
Subject Area: Clinical Psychology
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Paperback
