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Skill Set One: Relationship Skills | Skill Set Two: Instrumental Skills | Skill Set Three: Change Agency Skills | Conclusion | References

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In this book, we have looked at brief therapy from a variety of perspectives and have explored a range of short-term modalities. Through text and video, our aim has been to bring brief therapy to life and create a comprehensive resource for beginning and experienced clinicians. If there is one overarching takeaway from these pages, it is that brevity is relevant for a wide range of patients and problems, from depression and anxiety to personality disorders. Increasingly, we are witnessing brief work being adapted to the cultural contexts of patients’ lives and the multiple ways in which they access information. We are also seeing short-term therapeutic modalities combined in ways that address complex human concerns, including the integration of brief work and psychopharmacology.

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