Single Session Thinking and Practice teaches readers how to implement single session approaches by encouraging practitioners and clients to collaborate in making the most of every encounter. "For a multicultural, life-span effective therapeutic approach applied across a variety of disorders, you need to read immediately this book on the innovative application of Single Session Therapy. This practical book will cause you to think creatively about your clinical activities." Donald Meichenbaum, PhD, research director of the Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention, Miami; and author of The Evolution of Cognitive Behavior Therapy? ? ??? "The editors and authors have provided a fascinating and inspiring journey of applications for single session thinking and practice. Contributors from across the world remind us that SST is real therapy. Its presence is important as a choice in the landscape of service delivery everywhere." Karen Young, MSW, RSW, director, Windz Centre, Oakville, Ontario, Canada; international single-session and walk-in therapy workshop trainer and author of numerous articles and book chapters on brief narrative therapy "The expanding field of single session thinking and practice is one of the most exciting developments in the world of therapy and counseling today. This excellent volume makes a great contribution. The range of contexts and issues covered is extremely wide and there will be something for everyone, regardless of their chosen modality, to take away into their day-to-day practice. Highly recommended!" Harvey Ratner, BA, cofounder of BRIEF, London, UK; coauthor of Solution Focused Brief Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques