Solution focused brief therapy : 100 key points and techniques

Background -- Features Of Solution Focused Interviewing -- Features Of Solution Focused Interviewing -- Getting Started -- Establishing A Contract -- The Client's Preferred Future -- When Has it Already Happened? Instances of Success -- Measuring Progress: Using Scale Questions -- Coping Questions -- Ending Sessions -- Conducting Follow Up Sessions -- Ending the Work -- Assessment and Safeguarding -- Children, Families, Schools and Groupwork -- Work With Adults -- Supervision, Coaching and Organisational Applications -- Frequently Asked Questions.

Includes bibliographical references.

Solution Focused Brief Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques provides a concise and jargon-free guide to the thinking and practice of this exciting approach, which enables people to make changes in their lives quickly and effectively. It covers: The history and background to solution focused practice, The philosophical underpinnings of the approach, Techniques and practices, Specific applications to work with children and adolescents, (including school-based work) families, and adults, How to deal with difficult situations, Organisational applications including supervision, coaching and leadership and Frequently asked questions. This book is an invaluable resource for all therapists and counsellors, whether in training or practice. It will also be essential for any professional whose job it is to help people make changes in their lives, and will therefore be of interest to social workers, probation officers, psychiatric staff, doctors, and teachers, as well as those working in organisations as coaches and managers.