ABSTRACT

A practical guide to becoming solution-focused and construction solutions in brief therapy. At the core of the book is a sequence of skill-building chapters that cover all aspects of construction solutions. Each chapter explains and demonstrates a particular skill with discussion and exercises.

chapter |9 pages

Becoming Solution-Focused

It Starts with a Question

chapter |14 pages

A Positive Start

chapter |12 pages

Well-Defined Goals

chapter |15 pages

The Exceptions Frame

chapter |34 pages

Positive Feedback

chapter |19 pages

What Do We Do Next?

“Every Session Is the First, Every Session Is the Last”

chapter |9 pages

Enhancing “Agency”

Facilitating What Seems Out of Control as Within Control

chapter |20 pages

The Interactional Matrix

chapter |12 pages

“But I Want Them to Be Different”

When Someone Eke Is Defined as the Problem

chapter |17 pages

Cooperating

chapter |25 pages

Putting It All Together

Case Examples

chapter |5 pages

Voluntary or Involuntary

A Basic Distinction

chapter |8 pages

The Involuntary Client