Brief Therapy With Couples and Families in Crisis

This resource helps clinicians do just that and more, including doing a quick assessment and isolating and addressing the underlying emotional wounds that prevent families and couples from solving problems on their own.

Robert Taibbi is a licensed clinical social worker with forty-plus years' experience, primarily in community mental health working with couples and families as a clinician, supervisor, and clinical director. He is the author of nine books.

1. The Landscape of Brief 2. Core Concepts 3. Treatment Maps for Common Couple Problems 4. Treatment Maps for Common Family Problems 5. First Session Goals 6. First Session Process 7. Second Session and Beyond 8. Couple and Family Therapy Techniques and Tools 9. Integrating the Brief Approach into Your Own Therapeutic Style