Table of Contents

Foreword to the Revised Edition ix
Bruce E. Wampold

Foreword to the First Edition xii
Larry E. Beutler

Preface xvii

1 Therapy at the Crossroads 1

2 The Myth of the Medical Model 21

3 Becoming Client Directed 49

4 Becoming Outcome Informed 81
with Lynn Johnson, Jeb Brown, and Morten Anker

5 The Client’s Theory of Change 119
with Susanne Coleman, Lisa Kelledy, and Steven Kopp

6 The Myth of the Magic Pill 147
with Grace Jackson, Roger P. Greenberg, and Karen Kinchin

7 Planet Mental Health 178

Epilogue: A Tale of Two Therapies 201

Appendixes

I A First-Person Account of Mental Health Services 213
Ronald Bassman

II Consumer/survivor/ex-patient Resource Information 217
Ronald Bassman

III Five Questions About Psychotherapy 219

IV Outcome Rating Scale and Session Rating Scale; 221

Experimental Versions for Children

References 229

About the Authors 249

Name Index 254

Subject Index 261

About the Author

Barry L. Duncan is cofounder and codirector of the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change and in private practice in Coral Springs, Florida.

Scott D. Miller is cofounder and codirector of the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change, in Chicago, Illinois.

Jacqueline A. Sparks is assistant professor of marriage and family therapy, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, at the University of Rhode Island.

Reviews

“… Great. Great. Great. Buy. Buy. Buy…one of the few works on therapy which I would attempt to salvage if shipwrecked on a desert island….” (Ipnosis, No.16, Winter 2004)