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- Brief counselling is hugely popular, particularly given the pressures in the NHS for costeffective shortterm work
No other book draws together solutionfocused and narrative approaches
Book presents a nonpathologising ethos and discusses a large range of lifethemes rather than client problems per se
Authors are well known and respected in social work (where crossover sales are expected)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Judith Milner and Patrick O'Byrne compare and contrast solution talk with other more traditional or problem-oriented approaches to illustrate how a collaborative, co-constructive and empowering way of working may help clients to meet their goals quickly, painlessly and with long-lasting effects. They outline the philosophy, practice principles and specific techniques of solution talk and discuss what to do if no immediate progress is apparent. Through detailed case examples, they illustrate how the approach may be used in client work with a wide range of issues connected to family life, school and work, health, personal safety and leisure.
Brief Counselling: Narratives and Solutions will be an essential text for all trainees and practitioners in counselling, psychotherapy and other health-related professions interested in brief therapeutic approaches and working creatively with clients.
About the authors
PATRICK O'BYRNE is a freelance counsellor, supervisor and family mediator. He works as a mediator with the West Yorkshire Family Mediation service and was formerly a senior lecturer in the School of Human and Health Sciences at the University of Huddersfield.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Brief Counselling:Narratives and Solutions
Book Subtitle: Narratives and Solutions
Authors: Judith Milner, Patrick O’Byrne
Editors: Jo Campling
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-1461-3
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2002
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 208
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Psychotherapy and Counseling