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Our stance on the importance of tasks is simple: We do not see tasks as an adjunct, even a critical adjunct to brief psychotherapy. Rather, we see them as the basis for actiòn in brief psychotherapy. If therapy is to be effective in a short period of time, the therapist must encourage the efficient conduct of the client’s therapeutic activities—both in and outside of the therapy session. The opportunity that tasks provide for the productive use of time outside regularly scheduled hours is extensive. Therapists and clients may use this time for such activities as the observation of naturally occurring events or the practice of skills learned during the therapeutic session. (A more extensive discussion of different types of tasks follows in the next section.)
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Levy, R.L., Shelton, J.L. (1990). Tasks in Brief Therapy. In: Wells, R.A., Giannetti, V.J. (eds) Handbook of the Brief Psychotherapies. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2127-7_7
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