Main description:

* Offers much-needed support for the training of systemic and integrative therapists.
* Outlines a practical, problem-solving approach using IST.
* Includes workbook exercises to facilitate learning.
* Provides a range of scenarios that will challenge the reader to think through the specific steps for IST.

Contents:

1. Integrative Systemic Therapy 2. Convening a Client System and Defining a Problem: The First Phone Call 3. The First Session 4. Strategies for Locating a Problem in a Problem Sequence 5. Identifying a Solution Sequence 6. Implementing a Solution Sequence 7. Identifying Constraints 8. Integrating Interventions to Address Constraints 9. Evaluating Therapy Progress and Modifying Plans 10. The Decision to End the Therapy 11. Pathways within Integrative Systemic Therapy