1st Edition

Evolving Possibilities Selected Works of Bill O'Hanlon

By Stephanie O'Hanlon, Bob Bertolino Copyright 1999
    226 Pages
    by Routledge

    238 Pages
    by Routledge

    First Published in 1999. When we attend a workshop or read a book, we usually encounter the end result of someone's research, theorizing, or contemplation. However, it is often true that the process of reaching that end-point is just as informative as the end-point itself. Evolving Possibilities is just such a look at the process. In a way, it offers a behind-the-scenes look at Bill O'Hanlon's approach to therapy.

    This book is a collection of twenty essays and articles written or co-written by Bill O'Hanlon. They span a time period from 1986 to the present. The articles are grouped into four different approaches to psychotherapy: Ericksonian/Strategic Approaches, Solution-Oriented Therapy, Possibility Therapy, and Inclusive Therapy. Moving through these four groups of essays, the reader has the unique opportunity to witness the evolution and transformation of a therapist's thoughts regarding a variety of therapeutic issues. The book offers a refreshing, open look at one therapist's attempts to make sense of psychotherapy, including views that have sparked debate within the professional community. By offering a private look into Bill O'Hanlon's public persona, Evolving Possibilities provides the reader with a thought-provoking study in professional development that is of interest to anyone engaged in the pursuit of more effective psychotherapeutic techniques and approaches.

    Phase I: Ericksonian/Strategic Approaches. Milton Erickson: An Uncommon Therapist - Part I. Milton Erickson: An Uncommon Therapist - Part II. What Constitutes an Ericksonian Approach? Custom Reframing: The Use of Analogies for a Change. The Use of Metaphor to Treat Somatic Complaints in Therapy. The Tape Recorder. CureContextual Pattern Intervention: Integrating Individual and Interactional Approaches to the Treatment of Bulimia and Bingeing. Not Strategic, Not Systemic: Still Clueless After All These Years. Phase II: Solution-Oriented Therapy. Solution-Oriented Therapy: A Megatrend in Psychotherapy. Take Two People and Call Them in the Morning: Brief Solution-Oriented Treatment of Depression. Accountability in Psychotherapy: A Quality Assurance Method. History Becomes Herstory: Collaborative Solution-Oriented Therapy of the Aftereffects of Sexual Abuse. Fragments for a Therapeutic Autobiography. Debriefing Myself: When a Brief Therapist Does Long-Term Work. Phase III: Possibility Therapy. Possibility Therapy: From Iatrogenic Injury to Iatrogenic Healing.My Guess Syndrome. DSM-V: A Modest Proposal. Frozen in Time: Possibility Therapy with Adults Who Were Sexually Abused as Children. Possibility Therapy with Families. Phase IV: Inclusive Therapy. What's the Story? Narrative Therapy and the Third Wave of Psychotherapy.

    Biography

    Stephanie O'Hanlon (Author) ,  Bob Bertolino (Author)