Education and Training in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

Abstract

* Introduction: The Birth of the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Association (Thorana S. Nelson) * FOUNDERS' MEETINGS * The Founders' Meetings (Thorana S. Nelson) * Reflection on SFBTA Involvement (Shelley R. Clymer) * A Student's Response to the SFBT Training Meetings: The Looks Bright (Sara A. Smock) * USING SOLUTION-FOCUSED BRIEF THERAPY * Solution-Focused Group Therapy (Ron Banks) * Working with Multiple Stakeholders (Rayya Ghul) * A Thumbnail Map for Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (Lance Taylor) * NGP Triangle Exercise (Tomasz Switek) * 'Voices': An Exercise in Developing Solution-Focused Conversations with the Mentally Ill (Alasdair J. Macdonald) * Negotiating Goals in Conjoint Therapy: From Virtual to Actual Practice (Roger Lowe) * Engagement Through Complimenting (Insoo Kim Berg and Peter DeJong) * TEACHING EXERCISES * Openers (Lance Taylor) * The Name Game (Heather Fiske and Brenda Zalter) * Moan, Moan, Moan (Rayya Ghul) * Complaining Exercise (Josee Lamarre) * Eat Just One Raisin (Eric C. McCollum) * Inside and Outside (Steve de Shazer) * Pathologies to Descriptions: Moving from Problem to Solution DSM (Diagnostic Solution Method) (Thorana S. Nelson) * The Disease Concept and SFT: Difference in Action (Kathryn C. Shafer) * Listening and Constructing with Timeouts (Peter DeJong) * Ever Appreciating Circles (Paul Hackett) * Success and Failure (Sue Young) * Curious Questioning (Lance Taylor) * Harry's Magic Square (Harry Korman) * Deck of Trumps--One of the Ways for Being Helpful to Clients and Professionals in Becoming as They Want to Be! (Tomasz Switek) * Playing Trumps Scenario: One of Many Possibilities! (Tomasz Switek) * Scaling in Action (Brenda Zalter and Heather Fiske) * A Scaling Walk (Paul Jackson) * Notes from Rayya (Rayya Ghul) * The State of Miracles in Relationships (Insoo Kim Berg) * Picturing the Future Exercise (Janet Campbell) * A Solution-Focused Group Message (Heather Fiske and Brenda Zalter) * Solution-Focused Scavenger Hunt (Heather Fiske and Brenda Zalter) * Group Gift Exercise (Heather Fiske and Brenda Zalter) * Exercise of Appreciation (Frank Thomas) * Solution-Focused Shopping (Heather Fiske and Brenda Zalter) * TRAINING WORKSHOPS * Clinical Training in Solution-Focused Therapy (Josee Lamarre) * Three Case Studies (Joel Simon) * Five Small-Group Exercises for Experiential Learning of SFBT (Heather Fiske) * Brief Training in Brief Therapies (Steve Myers) * Doing Something Different (Judith Milner) * Introducing Solution-Focused Thinking: A Half-Day Workshop (Rayya Ghul) * SOLUTION-FOCUSED TRAINING AND SUPERVISION * Solution-Focused Training for Social Workers (John Wheeler) * Becoming Solution-Focused: Some Beginning Thoughts (Lee Shilts and Kaisha A. Thomas) * Success Enhancing Supervision (John R. Briggs and Gale Miller) * Solution-Focused Supervision: Returning the Focus to Client Goals (Jay D. Trenhaile) * The Listen and Describe Approach to Training in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (Dan Gallagher) * Creating a Different Reality: Expanding Points of View (Jennifer Andrews) * Teaching Practice via Success Stories (Peter DeJong) * Solution-Focused Practice Teaching in Social Work (John Wheeler and Yvonne Greaves) * Thoughts from a Solution-Focused Supervisor (Teri Pichot) * Index * Reference Notes Included