Reflecting Team in Action » (1st Edition)

Steven Friedman, PhD, is a clinical psychologist at Atlantic Counseling & Consultation in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and a senior consultant at Beacon Health Strategies in Boston. An active presenter of workshops and seminars on time-effective therapy and family therapy, Dr. Friedman serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Systemic Therapies.

Widely published, his edited volumes include The New Language of Change: Constructive Collaboration in Psychotherapy, and The Reflecting Team in Action: Collaborative Practice in Family Therapy.

This volume offers the first in-depth and comprehensive view on the reflecting team process, a new and original set of ideas and practices that is transforming the field of family therapy. Bringing together an international group of pioneering contributors, this book advances a concept of therapy as a public and participatory forum in which many voices are heard and affirmed. Therapeutic teams and audiences provide a wealth of creative possibilities as client and therapist collaborate to find new meanings and options for action, opening space for family (and community) change. Through both theoretical presentations and detailed clinical transcripts, the contributors illustrate the benefits and utility of applying the reflecting team approach in a wide variety of clinical contexts.

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Incorporates the innovative therapeutic principles and practices described in editor Friedman's recent work, The New Language of Change, focusing on the reflecting team approach to family therapy. Offers in-depth guidelines for applying the approach in clinical contexts such as outpatient clinics, managed-care organizations, and school settings. For professionals and graduate students in psychology, psychiatry, social work, and counseling. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)