This is it! This is the book for planning and implementing highly
effective therapy. Use the five-steps strategy for a 15-minute case
conceptualization that will guide your clients’ movement toward
wellness. For a few minutes more, the eight step strategy will make
the difference for those with more severe and debilitating conditions.
Every practicum and internship student absolutely needs this book.
And, if you missed case conceptualization in your training, this
pattern-focused approach will make all the difference in how you
practice after graduation.
James Robert Bitter, EdD
East Tennessee State University
I’ve needed this book for 30 years! . . . Reading (it) has already helped
me become better at teaching case conceptualization.
John Sommers-Flanagan, PhD
from the Foreword
The 15 Minute Case Conceptualization: Mastering the PatternFocused Approach by Len and Jon Sperry is a must read for any
mental health professional. Their practical five-step procedure for
tracking clients’ nine behavioral markers, all illustrated with numerous case studies, makes mastery of case conceptualization easy.
This unique, research-based approach is the most comprehensive
approach to case conceptualization available and should be required
reading in any academic mental health program.
Brian A. Gerrard, PhD
Western Institute for Social Research and
University of San Francisco