Covering the use of brief therapy within different schools of thought, Bor, a consultant clinical psychologist at the Royal Free Hospital, London, shows how counselors can work not just briefly but work differently rather than presenting a diluted version of their usual longer-term therapeutic models. He outlines the principles of a new trans-theoretical model and illustrates its application in case examples. The book will be valuable to students and professionals in counseling, psychotherapy, and care. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) With lengthy waiting lists, reduced resources and demands for more clearly defined performance outcomes, more and more counselors, psychotherapists and psychologists are finding themselves under pressure to provide short-term treatment for their patients. To work briefly, however, can not be just the use a diluted version of longer-term therapeutic model. To work briefly is to work differently and to use a new trans-theoretical model.In Doing Therapy Briefly four experienced counselors and psychologists explore ways of working briefly with clients in psychotherapy. The only book to cover the use of brief therapy within all the different schools of thought, this book presents a clear and refreshing approach to working briefly, based on a tried and tested framework for practice. Readers are introduced to the basic principles and theories that guide therapy practice and gain insight into its application through numerous illustrative examples.Written by a team of authors with a wealth of experience in the fields of counseling, psychotherapy and care, this authoritative text will be invaluable to students and professionals alike.