Resource Tag: SOLUTION FOCUSED THERAPY

The objective of this study was to develop & explore the effectiveness of a 4-session intervention that combined elements of acceptance & commitment therapy with elements of solution focused brief therapy to prevent deliberate self-harm in adults. An experimental pilot study with follow-up assessments at 4- & 6-months after baseline was conducted using a random […]

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This book provides a thorough grounding in the use of solution-focussed therapy to elicit & reinforce hope & reasons for living. Strategies are demonstrated with stories, case vignettes, & transcripts. A set of practice principles based on the existing empirical evidence in the context of clinical utility & client expertise is offered.

This book includes the following chapters: how to use this book; the book’s style & purpose; defining suicide & self-harm; current service provision: risk assessment, management & medication; other approaches to helping the suicidal; what is solution focused brief therapy?; suicide encounters: the crucial first ten minutes; the solution focused approach in working with the […]

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