Expectation

Rubin Battino MS has a private practice in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He is an Adjunct Professor for the Department of Human Services at Wright State University, and has over twenty five years of experience as a facilitator of a support group for people who have life-challenging diseases and for caregivers. He is a Fellow of the National Council for Hypnotherapy (UK), and also a Fellow of two chemistry societies. Other publications by Rubin include: Healing Language. A Guide for Physicians, Dentists, Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, and Counselors; Howie and Ruby. Conversations 2000 - 2007; That's Right, Is it Not? A Play About the Life of Milton H. Erickson, MD. and Guided Imagery and Hypnosis in Brief Therapy and Palliative Care.

• After presenting the basic outline of this approach, the remainder of the book details (chapter by chapter) the specific approaches that the author finds most useful in this work. These include:; Rapport; Hypnotic Language; Metaphor and Hypnosis; Solution-Oriented Approaches; The Work of de Shazer and Associates; Bill O'Hanlon's Approaches; Lucas Derks's Social Panorama; Erickson and Very Brief Therapy; Jay Haley and Ordeal Therapy; Ambiguous Function Assignments; Burns's Nature-Guided Therapy; Richard R. Kopp's Metaphor Therapy; Rossi's Rapid Methods; Ideodynamic Methods (Mostly D. B. Cheek); NLP Approaches; Narrative Therapy; Rituals and Ceremonies; Provocative Therapy; Duncan, Miller, and Sparks' "Heroic Client"; Moshe Talmon's Single Session Therapy (SST); Expectation is the definitive guide to how Rubin Battino does therapy. As such it is an essential addition to any therapists library.

"Expectation is insightful and thought provoking and is a valuable reference manual for those seeking a solid grounding in very brief approaches to therapy." Peter Mabbutt, European Journal of Clinical Hypnosis "A wonderful contribution to the field of Brief Therapy" Stephen Lankton, MSW, DAHB, Editor, American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis"