Table of Contents

• About the Editors
• Contributors
• Foreword (Yvonne Dolan)
• Introduction
• Acknowledgments
• SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS
• Chapter 1. Assumptions and Practices Within the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Tradition (Frank N. Thomas and Thorana S. Nelson)
• Introduction
• The Interactional View
• Clinical Thinking: Taking a Solution-Focused Posture
• Basic Assumptions
• Practices
• Conclusion
• Chapter 2. Springs, Streams, and Tributaries: A History of the Brief, Solution-Focused Approach (Brian Cade)
• Introduction
• Milton H. Erickson
• Communication in Therapy
• Strategists and Tacticians
• The Brief Therapy Center, Palo Alto
• Brief Family therapy Center, Milwaukee
• Keys to Solution: The Wizard of Oz Technique
• Who Wants What?
• Language and Figure/Ground
• Applications and Outcome Studies
• Concluding Thoughts
• Dedication
• Chapter 3. Miraculous Knowing: Epistemology and Solution-Focused Therapy (Duane R. Bidwell)
• Introduction
• Thinking About Knowing: A Historical Summary
• A Postmodern Turn in Psychology: Social Constructionist Theories
• Shifting the Epistemological Focus in Family Therapy
• The Character of Solution-Focused Knowing
• Miracles of Being
• Conclusion: Pointing Toward the Future
• SECTION II: APPLICATIONS
• Chapter 4. Solution-Focused Therapy with Couples (Phillip Ziegler and Tobey Hiller)
• History and Ideas of Our Approach
• Case Examples
• Chapter 5. Looking Beyond Depression (Teri Pichot)
• Introduction
• Miracle Question
• Scaling
• Exception Questions
• Relationship Questions
• Difference Questions
• Compliments
• Case Example
• Conclusion
• Chapter 6. Solution-Focused Treatment with Domestic Violence Offenders (Mo Yee Lee, John Sebold, and Adriana Uken)
• Introduction
• The Big Picture from a Researcher’s Perspective
• A New Beginning
• Theoretical Explanations of a Solution-focused Approach
• Shifting to a Solution-Focused Approach
• Working with Other Systems
• Evaluation of the Treatment Program
• Conclusion
• Chapter 7. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in Public School Settings (Cynthia Franklin and Beth Gerlach)
• Introduction
• Evidence Base for SFBT in Schools
• Advantages of Using SFBT in Public Schools
• Introducing SFBT in Public Schools
• Successfully Working on School Campuses
• Building Collaborative Relationships
• Working with Students
• Working with Students and Parents
• Working with Administrators
• Working with Teachers
• Working with Other mental Health Professionals in Schools
• Conclusion
• Chapter 8. Solution-Focused Work with Children and Young People (Paul Hackett and Guy Shennan)
• Introduction
• SFBT for Which Children?
• Case Example
• Cautionary Notes
• Chapter 9. Tips and Tricks for Working with Children (Sabine Tolksdorf and Mark Mitchell)
• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in a German Classroom
• Solution-focused Brief Therapy with Children
• Chapter 10. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in Faith-Based Communities (Dan Gallagher)
• Introduction
• Finding Out What the Person Wants
• Grief: The Life of the Party
• Spiritual Issues
• God’s Job
• To Divorce or Not to Divorce: Is That the Question?
• On the Fly: A Hospital Visit
• Working with Groups
• Conclusion
• Chapter 11. This Job Is So Demanding. Using Solution-Focused Questions to Assess and Relieve Burnout (Yvonne Dolan and Thorana Nelson)
• Introduction
• Amy
• Conclusion
• Chapter 12. Applying Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in Mental Health Practice (Alasdair J. Macdonald)
• Introduction to the Medical Model
• Influence of History and Culture
• Major Mental Disorders
• Urgent Assessment
• Scheduled Assessments
• Management of the Acutely Disturbe

About the Author

Thorana S Nelson, Frank M. Thomas