By Rich Simon As therapists, many of us practice in two different worlds. In the first, we see polite, well-behaved, articulate clients with solid values. They engage fully in therapy, talk cogently about their problems, listen attentively to our responses, make reasonably good-faith efforts to follow our suggestions, and sooner or later get better. No wonder we genuinely like these people! 
By Rich Simon A thousand years ago, during the palmy days of generous insurance reimbursement, therapists could maintain the illusion that, since therapy was paid for by an unseen hidden hand, clinical practice was somehow untouched by the tacky subject of money. Even the style of therapy reflected this disjunction: 
CE Credits: 2 • Price: $29This Reading Course is based on the premise that depression is much more than a chemical imbalance - it's a lifestyle that systematically involves all dimensions of a person's experience, including physiology, cognitive style, relationship patterns, and emotional and behavioral habits. Michael Yapko challenges the idea that medications are a miracle cure for depression. Margaret Wehrenberg shows how mobilizing a depressed client to take the fist step can be the key to treatment. Peggy Papp explores the relationship patterns that underlie depression. Bruce Ecker and Laurel Hulley demonstrate a brief therapy approach with depressed clients.
Course Readings
Turning “I Can’t” into "I Will": How to Motivate Depressed Clients by Margaret Wehrenberg
Deep from the Start: Profound Change in Brief Therapy Is a Real Possibility by Bruce Ecker/ Laurel Hulley
Stronger Medicine: A New Generation of Antidepressants Hasn't Made Therapy Obsolete by Michael Yapko
Listening to the System: To Successfully Treat Depression, We Must Understand It in Context by Peggy Papp
Learning Objectives
1. Describe how biological psychiatry has changed depression treatment
2. Analyze the impact of a client's life context on his/her depression
3. Identify three ways to motivate a depressed client into action
4. Discuss the importance of symptom coherence in treating a depressed client
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