Problem-Solving Therapy

Jay Douglas Haley was one of the founding figures of brief and family therapy in general and of the strategic model of psychotherapy, and he was one of the more accomplished teachers, clinical supervisors, and authors in these disciplines.

• Introduction: Problem-Solving Therapy. 1. Conducting the First Interview. 2. Giving Directives. 3. Communication as Bits and Metaphor. 4. Communication: Sequence and Hierarchy. 5. Therapy in Stages. 6. Marriage Therapy as a Triangle. 7. Problems in Training Therapists. 8. Ethical Issues in Therapy. Case Report: A Modern "Little Hans''.

"Both revolutionary and pragmatic. It is written by a teacher oftherapy, and it stands as one of the very few "how-to" books thatreally give the reader an opportunity to learn from example." "The book has justifiably become 'must' reading for family therapypractitioners and supervisors.''