Becoming Solution-Focused In Brief Therapy

by John L. Walter, Jane E. Peller

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.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[James]

Outstanding! The psychologist supervising the treatment center where I did my internship used this book, among others, as a text for us, and I've benefited ever since from what I learned - too often we get hung up on the problems, but it's more useful to focus not so much on the current situation or how it got this way as on what the client wants and how to get from here to there.

[Crystal Dwinnell]

Practical and resourceful, an excellent read for a student or new therapist practicing a walk-in or brief-therapy model.

[Dwroblew]

I love this book. As others have mentioned the subtitle is incorrect. This is a great intro to solution focused therapy. The writing is so rich but written with such economy, I'm not sure how the authors did it. The case examples with transcript excerpts are very helpful. The way the authors think about change and phrase questions is immediately applicable to clinical practice. I find the details and the overall philosophy to be so helpful. I recommend to every mental health practitioner.

[Amy Young]

Reread for PA training -- great for a quick refresher on SFBT

[Kiki G]

this book does not have the subtitle that it lists: a developmental perspective....projective drawings

[Jamie Howerton]

Great tips on being solution focused.