| Brief Therapy and Eating Disorders: A Practical Guide to Solution-Focused Work with Clients Contributor(s): McFarland, Barbara (Author), McFarland, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0787900532 ISBN-13: 9780787900533 Publisher: Jossey-Bass OUR PRICE: $56.38 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 1995 Annotation: In Brief Therapy and Eating Disorders, Barbara McFarland offers practitioners the necessary tools to provide brief, clinically sound eating disorders treatment. Drawing from her own clinical experience as founder of The Eating Disorders Recovery Center, she demonstrates how solution-focused brief therapy, as developed by Steve deShazer, is one of the more efficient approaches in treating eating disorders. The author offers clinicians an opportunity to expand their vision not only in terms of their beliefs and attitudes about eating disorder clients, but also in terms of their clinical focus. She describes practical, hands-on strategies and interventions designed to guide therapists through each step of the treatment process. Not only does the author present a framework for conducting the first and second sessions, but also details specific strategies and techniques for working with more clinically challenging cases. Throughout the book, actual case examples and transcripts of interviews are included to illustrate the process. The book concludes with a detailed description of the outpatient group program at The Eating Disorders Recovery Center in Cincinnati, which provides a summary of the solution-focused treatment and includes sample assessment forms, handouts, and other clinical documentation used in the program. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Eating Disorders & Body Image - Psychology | Psychopathology - Eating Disorders - Medical | Mental Health |
| Dewey: 616.852 |
| LCCN: 94038947 |
| Series: Jossey-Bass Social and Behavioral Science Series |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.12" W x 9.2" (1.07 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In straightforward, clear, and pragmatic language, McFarlandpresents a model that focuses on strengths rather than weaknesses, on solutions rather than problems, and on hope rather than despair.Her book should be on the shelf of every clinician who works withclients who have eating problems. --Scott D. Miller, Brief Therapy Network Drawing from her own clinical experience, Barbara McFarlanddemonstrates how solution-focused brief therapy is one of the moreefficient approaches in treating eating disorders. Her practical, hands on strategies and interventions guides you through each stepof the treatment process. |