This practical, evidence-based guide details how professional
practitioners and change facilitators can integrate a solution-focused
approach into their daily work and practice.
While conventional therapeutic methods centre on the assumption that
problems arise due to deficiencies, and therefore focus on diagnosis and
subsequent treatment, the solution-focused approach is resource-based
and operates on the assumption that human beings always have resources
at their disposal to move forward. Free from the burden of detailed
problem analysis, the solution-focused approach prioritizes clients'
hope for change in their lives and taps into the opportunities and
resources available to bring about such transformation. The
solution-focused practitioner is able to design incisive interventions
that are flexible enough to adapt to any situation clients might find
themselves in, and this book provides a practical formulation that is
immediately applicable to all professional fields of applied psychology.
Creating Sustainable Results with Solution-Focused Applied Psychology is
important reading for therapists and coaches of all schools of thought,
as well as anyone who practices as a professional change facilitator,
including social workers, mediators, business leaders, and educators.