4175: Planned Short-Term Psychotherapy: A Clinical Handbook

About the Course:

Dr. Bloom introduces and describes 17 different planned short-term psychotherapy approaches. This is followed by a look at planned short-term psychotherapy in five different clinical settings—including medical settings and group and family settings. The reader will also find a rich array of clinical examples and commentaries that illustrate the approaches to planned short-term psychotherapy

Author

Bernard L. Bloom, Ph.D.

About the Author:

Dr. Bloom received his PhD degree in 1952 and MS Hyg. (Public Health) 1962. He is currently retired from the Psychology Dept. at the University of Colorado

Course Objectives:

1. To be able to become familiar with the history and variety of approaches to planned short-term psychotherapy

2. To be able to learn about efforts to conduct outcome evaluations in the field of pstp and the results of these evaluation studies

3. Understand the field of mental-health related managed care and the place of pstp in that field

4. Understand the most important general principles that govern the behavior of planned short-term psychotherapists.