The existence of lengthy wait lists, a not uncommon condition found in many public community mental health services, prompted a small team that was performing the intake function for its clinic to launch a pilot project of Brief Therapy. Amidst a traditionally oriented service and in the face of understandable skepticism, this team constructed a coherent plan of action founded upon the solution focused model of brief therapy. Not only did the results more than validate the team's initial expectations, they so impressed their management team with their data, that even in times of marked fiscal restraint, the Brief Therapy Program was expanded.
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