Overview
- Provides an accessible teaching guide for the Multimodal Training Programme and its clinical application
- Offers a useful alternative to other “evidence-based” training packages such as CBT
- Builds on research published in the widely read and prestigious Open Access journal BMC Family Practice
Part of the book series: Palgrave Texts in Counselling and Psychotherapy (PTCP)
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This textbook presents an innovative educational and training protocol for treating mental health patients in primary care: the Multimodal Brief Systemic Training (MBSTP). Blending theory with practice, this manual offers a rigorous, versatile, and integrative approach, grounded in research, that can be easily adopted by primary care professionals—including general practitioners, nurses, social workers, and psychologists. It is not only invaluable for psychotherapy students but also serves as a vital resource for physicians and other non-mental health professionals seeking to support individuals facing cancer, chronic pain, palliative care, and other conditions that intertwine emotional, mental, and behavioural challenges within their close relational systems.
The MBSTP is a compelling alternative to existing evidence-based training programs, which often centre on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Designed as a continuing education course led by a team of mental health specialists, this training provides a structured pathway for professional development. This book will help to reignite practitioners' interest in systemic thinking, encouraging them to revisit its significance in their work, or, for those new to the concept, to embrace it as a crucial aspect of their professional growth and contribute meaningfully to their evolution in the field.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Multimodal Brief Systemic Training Programme (MBSTP)’s Clinical Context and Epistemological Basis
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Training Primary Care Staff with MBSTP
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Discussion and Conclusions
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Carles Barcons is a PhD Clinical Psychologist at Hospital Sagrat Cor Martorell – Germanes Hospitalàries, Spain. He collaborates with the research group Epi4Health, UVic-UCC. He has academic training in Marriage and Family therapy, Brief Strategic Psychotherapy, Group Therapy and Criminology.
George W. Saba is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, USA.
Mauro Mariotti is Psychiatrist, Child Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, and the founder and Director of The ISCRA Institute, Modena, Italy.
Cory Johnson is Director of Behavioral Sciences and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, USA.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Multimodal Brief Systemic Training Programme (MBSTP) for Primary Care
Book Subtitle: An Alternative Intervention Tool
Authors: Carles Barcons Comellas, George W. Saba, Mauro Mariotti, Cory Johnson
Series Title: Palgrave Texts in Counselling and Psychotherapy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-73278-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-73277-5Published: 01 March 2025
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-73278-2Published: 27 February 2025
Series ISSN: 2662-9127
Series E-ISSN: 2662-9135
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 228
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour
Topics: Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, General Practice / Family Medicine, Social Work, Personality and Social Psychology