The Art of the Question: A Guide to Short-Term Question-Centered Therapy (Wiley Series in Couples and Family Dynamics and Treatment) (Hardcover)

by Marilee C. Goldberg Ph.D. (Author) "To ask what makes questions important, one might just as easily wonder: "What makes language important?..." (more)
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Product Description
"The important thing is not to stop questioning."
–Albert Einstein

The Art of the Question extends the range of cognitive-behavioral therapy by elaborating on the ways that internal questions program thought, emotion, and behavior. Describing a groundbreaking, question-centered approach to therapy, the concepts and practices in this book are essential for facilitating successful counseling and therapy. The Art of the Question contains everything therapists need to add question-centered methods to their therapeutic toolkits.

The question-driven nature of choice is one of the pillars of question-centered therapy. The Art of the Question offers practical psycho-educational tools to help clients create better choices, be more effective in the ways they make choices, and take responsibility for their decisions. Clients learn to ask questions leading to solutions and positive possibilities, rather than those focusing on problems, negativity, and limitations. They discover that healing, growth, creativity, and change are often catalyzed through the simple act of changing their questions.

The Art of the Question includes:

• Question strategies for win-win marriages
• Many compelling clinical cases and vignettes
• Detailed methods for helping clients discover and transform the silent, implicit questions that program their lives
• A framework for asking questions of clients at each stage of the therapeutic process
• Illustrated psycho-educational materials for clients

The Art of the Question contains everything therapists need to incorporate question-centered methods into their therapeutic tool kits, making it an essential resource and reference guide for all mental health professionals.

From the Publisher
The art of psychotherapy is often the art of knowing which questions to ask--and when and how to ask them. This book organizes the therapeutic dynamic in terms of self-centered and relationally-focused questions, and offers an exciting new framework on the most effective use of questions in a short-term therapeutic context.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition edition (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471123870
• ISBN-13: 978-0471123873
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #412,096 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Initiates a powerful paradigm shift in thinking, October 14, 1999

By	Dr. Edward M. Adams (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

The Art of the Question is a well conceived and easily understood method to promote creative thinking. "Question thinking" opens up any issue to further possibilities and effective answers. It is a jolt to the whole cognitive and multimodal approach to problem solving.

1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars She has also written the book..., August 11, 2004

By	Neil Hinrichsen (Knysna South Africa) - See all my reviews

..."Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 7 Powerful Tools for Life and Work", under the name Marilee G. Adams (presumeably her married name?)