{"product_id":"very-brief-psychotherapy-9780415950589","title":"Very Brief Psychotherapy","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the fields of psychiatry and clinical psychology are increasingly driven by the economics of the HMO or Mental Health Center  practitioners in any setting  whether it be private practice or university clinic  are now forced to develop more concrete procedures and models in order to practice more efficiently. This book presents a set of procedures for brief therapy that are based entirely on the four common dynamics of psychiatry. By following the model set forth in this book  psychiatrists  psychologists  social workers  psychiatric nurses  and mental health workers will be able to build an entire brief therapy program based upon the initial conditions for each patient. In Very Brief Psychotherapy  Dr. James Gustafson provides the reader with the tools and techniques to make a discernable difference in a patients life in only a few moments. The majority of people seeking help from mental health professionals are not pathological  but are most often stuck in self-imposed cyclical patterns of behavior from which they cannot escape. It is the first step in any situation that leads to the iteration of the familiar circle  and it is in this single step that the clinician can effect decisive change. Given a window of only five or ten minutes  the practitioner armed with this approach can help a patient break out of the repeating pattern  move around the impasse  and take the first step onto a new trajectory. Very Brief Psychotherapy can help the practitioner make meaningful interventions in real world time  and in less than ideal circumstances  will radically change the readers concepts of what can be accomplished in a day  in a clinical hour  or even in a single moment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651567018037,"sku":"ByrdShop_0415950589","price":141.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780415950589.jpg?v=1781835786","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/very-brief-psychotherapy-9780415950589","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}