Therapy With Difficult Clients: Using the Precursors Model to Awaken Change

by Fred J. Hanna

Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD. Practical guide offers a tool for assessing the readiness for change in clients and in therapists. Offers strategies, examples, and insights for enhancing precursors that are lacking and leveraging those that are present.

Genres: Psychology

329 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2001

Reviews

[Steve]

This review is for the 1st edition; it was more cost-effective. Hannah offers a wealth of insight and thoroughly breaks down and analyzes the primary precursors that increase a client’s ability and motivation for change. Some parts, about a third of the way in the book, could have been shorter when taking an academic look at the precursors for change. And, a small amount of it felt dated; however, I was reading basically the 1st edition of this model. A lot of helpful tips and insights throughout the work. It seems like it would be a good reference for simple checks of areas that may need more attention. Worth it!

[Nickolas]

This is an amazing book. I hope to reference it frequently and incorporate many of Hannah's ideas and practices into my own psychotherapeutic work.