Heroic Client

Barry L. Duncan is cofounder and codirector of the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change and in private practice in Coral Springs, Florida. Scott D. Miller is cofounder and codirector of the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change, in Chicago, Illinois.Jacqueline A. Sparks is assistant professor of marriage and family therapy, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, at the University of Rhode Island.

• Foreword to the Revised Edition ixBruce E. WampoldForeword to the First Edition xiiLarry E. BeutlerPreface xvii1 Therapy at the Crossroads 12 The Myth of the Medical Model 213 Becoming Client Directed 494 Becoming Outcome Informed 81with Lynn Johnson, Jeb Brown, and Morten Anker5 The Client’s Theory of Change 119with Susanne Coleman, Lisa Kelledy, and Steven Kopp6 The Myth of the Magic Pill 147with Grace Jackson, Roger P. Greenberg, and Karen Kinchin7 Planet Mental Health 178Epilogue: A Tale of Two Therapies 201AppendixesI A First-Person Account of Mental Health Services 213Ronald Bassman II Consumer/survivor/ex-patient Resource Information 217Ronald BassmanIII Five Questions About Psychotherapy 219IV Outcome Rating Scale and Session Rating Scale; 221Experimental Versions for ChildrenReferences 229About the Authors 249Name Index 254Subject Index 261

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