The Art and Science of Brief Psychotherapies: A Practitioner's Guide (Corecompetencies in Psychotherapy)

In this Third Edition of the Practitioners Guide to Brief Psychotherapies, Dewan, Steenbarger, and Greenberg bring together several master therapists who provide step-by-step treatment delivery instructions for their respective approaches. In addition, in the accompanying videos readers get to see how the principles are put into practice by the master therapists themselves. A must have resource for anyone who is learning to do therapy briefly. --Joshua K. Swift, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Idaho State University

This third edition continues to remain an essential part of the clinicians library who is interested in the art and science of brief psychotherapy. Drs. Dewan, Steenbarger, and Greenberg have conscientiously selected leading experts in the field to discuss recent innovations in brief therapies and masterfully offer a series of several videos to accompany the text, which really helps students and seasoned clinicians understand and appreciate how to conduct brief psychotherapy. --Steven K. Huprich, Ph.D., L.P., Fellow of APA Division 29, Professor of Psychology, Editor, Journal of Personality Assessment, President-Elect, International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, Department of Psychology, University of Detroit

The third edition remains on the cutting edge of brief therapies and provides a seamless learning package, with case illustrations, distinguished authors, practical methods, and DVD segments. Drs. Dewan, Steenbarger, and Greenberg feature eminently teachable, evidence-based treatments that now include cultural formulations, DBT, motivational interviewing, and telepractice. Enthusiastically recommended for those learning brief therapy as well as those teaching it! --John C. Norcross, Ph.D., ABPP, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of Scranton; Co-editor, Psychotherapy Relationships That Work and Handbook of Psychotherapy Integration

Updated and expanded, this third edition of The Art and Science of Brief Psychotherapies: A Practitioner's Guide is a comprehensive and practical guide to the major short-term therapies. Accompanied by 40 streaming videos -- available on desktop and mobile devices -- it is the only text that shows leading experts such as Drs. Beck, Foa, and Levenson conducting their therapies, allowing for a deeper and richer learning experience for readers.

Each chapter is thoroughly updated, and new chapters cover such topics as dialectical behavior therapy, multicultural practice, and mentalizing, as well as fresh approaches to intervention, such as telepsychiatry and Internet-based interventions. There are also new videos on dialectical behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing.

Integrating theory, research, and step-by-step procedures, The Art and Science of Brief Psychotherapies is an ideal introduction to the range of short-term therapies for psychiatry residents, psychology graduate students and interns, social work students, and experienced practitioners looking to broaden their practice. Readers will find a wealth of models and techniques relevant to the treatment of anxiety, depression, addictions, borderline personality disorder, and much more.

Mantosh J. Dewan, M.D., Interim Dean, College of Medicine, and SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York

Brett N. Steenbarger, Ph.D., Teaching Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York

Roger P. Greenberg, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York