The Therapist's Treasure Chest: Solution-Oriented Tips and Tricks for Everyday Practice

By Filip Caby and Andrea Caby

Book Overview

A trove of ready-to-use, solution-focused therapy techniques for work with children, adults, and families on commonly encountered problems, The Therapist's Treasure Chest is an easy-to-navigate pocket resource for finding a proven and age-appropriate therapeutic solution for the particular condition, symptom, or challenge a mental health professional is faced with on a given day of practice.

Seasoned practitioners Andrea and Filip Caby introduce the foundational principles of solution-focused therapy, followed by an overview of therapeutic questioning techniques, both basic and advanced, and key advice on how to productively lead a therapeutic conversation. The third part of the Treasure Chest presents specific indications and interventions--hundreds of tried and tested approaches that have proven effective for symptoms and disorders from severe trauma to thumb-sucking, depression and anxiety to eating disorders. Each intervention includes an explanation of the theoretical background from which it has emerged, a practical guide to applying it with clients, and a section of helpful notes, advice, suggested settings, case examples, and contraindications.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393708624
• ISBN13: 9780393708622
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"