I am happy to initiate this discussion with Scott Miller. Scott D. Miller, Ph.D. is a therapist, trainer, and lecturer on solution-focused brief therapy. He is a practicing clinician who conducts research on the practice of brief therapy and specializes in treating the homeless mentally ill and other traditionally under-served populations.
He is the author of numerous articles and co-author of Working with the Problem Drinker: A Solution Focused Approach [Norton, 1992], The "Miracle" Method: A Radically New Approach to Problem Drinking (with Insoo Kim Berg [Norton, 1995]), Finding the Adult Within: A Solution-Focused Self-Help Guide (with Barbara McFarland [Brief Therapy Center Press, 1995]), Handbook of Solution Focused Brief Therapy: Foundations, Applications, and Research (with Mark Hubble [Jossey-Bass, 1996]), Escape from Babel: Toward a Unifying Language for Psychotherapy Practice (with Barry Duncan and Mark Hubble [Norton, 1997]), Psychotherapy with Impossible Cases: Efficient Treatment of Therapy Veterans (with Barry Duncan and Mark Hubble [Norton, 1997]), and the forthcoming The Heart and Soul of Change: Common Factors in the Human Services (APA Press).
Follow these links for additional information about Dr. Scott and his work.
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