Keys to Solution in Brief Therapy

by Steve De Shazer and Steve DeShazer

Book Overview

Join de Shazer behind the on-way mirror for a fascinating journey into the land of brief therapy, where the emphasis is not on how problems arise, but on how to solve them. His case examples read like well-written detective novels, and his concept of 'skeleton key' interventions is both provocative and promising. This is a book that is firmly grounded in the tradition of Milton Erickson, but that extends Erickson's work into new areas. Highly recommended...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393700046
• ISBN13: 9780393700046
• Release Date: March 1985
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

An excellent teaching text

Published in 1985, de Shazer does an excellent job of introducing the reader to Brief Therapy per Mental Research Institute models. The final chapter includes 'Rules of Thumb' which are a must for therapists. This text will be used in a doctoral level program the writer is developing for pastoral counselors.