Doing More With Less

Barbara T. Dane, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical social worker and professional educator who has more than thirty years of experience in agency work, university teaching, private clinical practice, consulting, and training. She is currently associate professor of social work at the New York University Ehrenkranz School of Social Work, where she directs the post-master's certificate program. Dr. Dane received the faculty scholars' award in 1999 from the Soros Foundation's program on death in America. Dr. Dane maintains a private practice in New York City. Carol Tosone, Ph.D., is an associate professor and coordinator of the clinical group work area at the New York University Ehrenkranz School of Social Work. She is also a member of the residency training faculty at the NYU School of Medicine. Dr. Tosone serves as editor-in-chief of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, and also serves on the editorial boards of Psychoanalytic Social Work and Social Work in Health Care. Dr. Tosone maintains a private practice in New York City. Alice Wolson, D.S.W., is a clinical assistant professor at the New York University Ehrenkranz School of Social Work. She is a graduate of Yeshiva University, and earned an analytic certificate from the Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy and a certificate in supervision of the psychoanalytic process from the Post-graduate Center for Mental Health. Dr. Wolson provides professional consultation to agencies, and maintains a private practice in Westchester.

In this expertly written work, short-term treatment is presented not as a treatment by default, but as a planned, rigorous framework for helping a wide range of clients. Using the overarching framework of Integrated Short-Term Treatment, each chapter begins with clinical requirements for determining when and with whom a short-term approach may be usefully employed, followed by vividly detailed case examples that illuminate the process from assessment through termination. Chapters focus on diverse clinical issues such as dementia and eating disorders and distinctive clinical populations like adolescents and the mentally retarded. Common characteristics and important differences in the use of a short-term approach are highlighted. This is an excellent book for all practitioners who desire a better understanding of the brief treatment process and its adaptation to a variety of client problems and clinical populations.