2017 Volume 26 Issue 1 Pages 7-20
In this paper, to redefine “brief,” I first confirmed when brief therapy began. Milton Erickson and Gregory Bateson are often mentioned as originators of brief therapy. I believe it is also worth noting Alfred Adler’s clinical practice and idea, which were introduced long before the former’s, as the origin of “brief.” Adler’s clinical practice has much in common with modern brief therapy, which is short-term, effective, and efficient. Adlerian psychology consists of the trinity system of technique, theory, and “idea.” Until now, brief therapy has developed various techniques and theories and has contributed greatly to the development of clinical psychology. However, idea was never discussed in brief therapy. It is important to consider Adler’s “clinical idea” as we think about future “brief.” Therefore, I selected three key words that are common items in the clinical idea of brief therapy: “clinical subjectivity,” “clinical optimism,” and “externalization.” I then came up with a suggestion of the clinical idea of “brief,” considering which, it is possible to redefine “brief.”
