Main description:

The volume presents the proceedings of the Third International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy held in Phoenix, Arizona, December 3-7, 1986. The third Congress brought many new people to the Erickson movement. Approximately 1,800 attended, a striking indication of the continuing influence and growth in the therapeutic legacy of Milton H. Erickson.

Contents:

Introduction, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc., Faculty, SECTION ONE: PRINCIPLES, Part I. Position Statements, Part II. The Utilization Approach to Strategic Therapy, Part III. Overviews, Part IV. Becoming an Ericksonian, Part V. Individuation, SECTION TWO: PRACTICE, Part VI. Therapy Techniques, Part VII. The Utilization Approach, Part VIII. Tailoring Treatment, Part IX. Marital and Family Therapy, Part X. Training with Erickson, SECTION THREE, SECTION FOUR