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22 Introduction
In addition, the task-centered model makes use of structured se-
quences of activities, such as the Task Planning and Implementation
Sequence. The solution-focused method is much more fluid. In TC,
provisional time limits are set at the beginning of contact, whereas the
solution-focused model has no preset time limits, although most cases
turn out to be brief.
1.8.0 Structure and Content of This Book
This book contains four major parts, as well as the introductory and
concluding chapters and the chapter on diversity. The major parts de-
scribe work with individuals, families, groups, and larger systems. The
first three pertain to individuals, families, and groups and are com-
posed of four chapters each. The chapters describe pretreatment con-
siderations, the initial phase of treatment, the middle phase of treat-
ment, and termination. The fourth part, “Larger Systems,” is
composed of two chapters only—work with organizations and work
with communities—because we have less experience in applying TC to
work with them. We are grateful to authors Bageshwari Parihar (or-
ganizations) and Gregory L. Pettys and Kollengode R. Ramakrishnan
(communities) for sharing their expertise in these chapters. Only one
chapter, chapter 16, is devoted to work with culturally diverse clients
because it is necessary to describe only modifications to TC. Blanca M.
Ramos has generously contributed her special knowledge to writing
this chapter.
A numbering system is used to identify the content in each chapter.
This numbering system is consistent for the first three parts. For ex-
ample, the topic “Theoretical Base” is covered in 2.2.0 (“Individuals”);
6.2.0 (“Families”); and 10.2.0 (“Groups”). To locate related content in
parts 1, 2, and 3, change chapter numbers as shown in Table 1.1.
The numbers used to identify topics in chapters 14, 15, and 16 are
the same as those used in part 1 except that they are preceded by the
appropriate chapter number, that is, 14, 15, or 16. Thus section
14.3.0.0 deals with the same topic as that in section 3.0.0, 7.0.0, and
11.0.0. The numbering system enables the reader to cover the content
in two ways. The book may be read in the ordinary fashion—from
