Introduction and Historical Overview

摘要: The purpose of this introductory chapter was to give an historical overview how homework assignments fit within the context process and outcome psychotherapy. Whatever their nature, are meaningful intentional activities incorporated into psychotherapy facilitate patient adjustment benefit. This book aims provide readers with focused teaching on effectively use in a range therapy approaches clinical populations heretofore absent psychotherapeutic literature. As reader will note, field is left many unanswered questions about role We hope that Handbook step forward development further theoretical empirical work. Our patients likely benefit from fields advancement towards defining mechanism by which contributes effective practice prevention.