Solution-Focused Therapy

The Basics

Yvonne Dolan, Yvonne M. Dolan

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781032511313
• eBook ISBN: 9781003808800
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Mental Health in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

This book presents the fundamentals of the evidence-based solution-focused brief therapy approach by examining how it was developed, the research that supports it, and the key techniques that enable its effective implementation.

Developed originally as a psychotherapeutic approach, the solution-focused approach is now being applied across a wide variety of contexts including psychotherapy and counseling, schools, business, and organisations. This accessible and introductory guide provides a unified description and demonstration of the basic commonalities that characterise, inform, and support its implementation across all these contexts. Readers will acquire a clear understanding of the essentials of the solution-focused approach and how to apply it to everyday life.

This book is essential for undergraduate students in courses such as psychotherapy, clinical psychology, and social work. As well as mental health professionals and caregivers seeking to quickly familiarise themselves with the solution-focused approach, and anyone interested in solution-focused and brief therapies.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsements
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• 1 What Is Solution-Focused Therapy and How Was It Developed?
• 2 What Solution-Focused Practitioners Do and Do Not Do: Key Assumptions
• 3 What Does a Solution-Focused Therapy Session Look Like?
• 4 Solution-Focused Practices in School Settings
• 5 Solution-Focused Therapy for Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress
• 6 Solution-Focused Coaching in Business Settings
• 7 Solution-Focused Therapy Applied to Self-Help
• Glossary
• Index