Core Competencies in the Solution-Focused and Strategic Therapies(English, Paperback, Quick Ellen K.)

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Core Competencies in the Solution-Focused and Strategic Therapies(English, Paperback, Quick Ellen K.) is written by Quick Ellen K. and published by Taylor & Francis Ltd. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0415885302 (ISBN 10) and 9780415885300 (ISBN 13).

In the Solution-Focused and Strategic Therapy field this is a landmark book, the first to address all of the core and clinical competencies involved in running a practice, including learning and applying a conceptual map, developing and maintaining an effective therapeutic alliance, and intervention planning. With the patience of an experienced teacher and knowledge of a master therapist, Dr. Ellen Quick shows how to move from minimal competency to higher levels of proficiency. She addresses therapists from all of the behavioral health care disciplines and teaches them to tailor treatment to their clients' unique strengths and proficiencies, discover and amplify what works, and change what doesn't. Dr. Quick presents the essential knowledge, skills, and attitudinal components of each competency, with an emphasis on demonstrating their applications in actual clinical practice. Readers will appreciate that, by the end of the book, they will not only be able to demonstrate competence, which is a critical component of an evidence-based practice, but will also be excited to build proficiency in areas of special interest and expertise. The lessons learned in this book will allow readers to continue to advance their competency skills long after they have put it down.