What is schizophrenia? -- Evidence for effective treatments in schizophrenia -- Early intervention -- The therapeutic relationship -- Assessment -- Individualized case formulation and treatment planning -- Orienting the client to treatment -- Psychoeducation and normalization -- Case formulation and intervening with delusions -- Case formulation and intervening with hallucinations -- Thought interference, passivity phenomena and formal thought disorder -- Negative symptoms -- Comorbid conditions -- Relapse prevention and finishing therapy -- Difficulties in therapy.