{"product_id":"fishing-for-barracuda-pragmatics-of-brief-systemic-theory","title":"Fishing for Barracuda: Pragmatics of Brief Systemic Theory","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eFishing for Barracuda: Pragmatics of Brief Systemic Theory\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJoel S Bergman\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e0393700054\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eW. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1985\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e96\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eIn fact, it is about working systemically with the most challenging families and individuals, the ones who have already defeated therapist after therapist. At the same time, Joel Bergman presents a multitude of therapeutic tactics that will be useful with a wide range of families, from minnows to submarines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing extensively upon his own experiences as a therapist and as a family member, Bergman shares strategic interventions that are paradoxical, humorous, shocking, and effective. He focuses in particular on the therapist's need to \"stay alive\", to control the momentum towards change, and to make every therapeutic session dramatic and meaningful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As the title implies, some families can involve therapists in potentially lethal contests. Bergman's goal is to balance the odds, to help therapists develop the skills to change families quickly. Numerous case studies demonstrate his pragmatic way of using rituals, metaphors, and other strategies to hook families and then send them on their way with new resources - without being devoured!\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Fishing for Barracuda: Pragmatics of Brief Systemic Theory | Joel S Bergman | Hardcover | 0393700054 | Used: Very Good | Psychology 1767492","offer_id":50735374401794,"sku":"1767492","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/616c5_dgh4L.jpg?v=1791943623","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/fishing-for-barracuda-pragmatics-of-brief-systemic-theory","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}