This book is the result of a collaboration between a number of authors working as a European Brief Therapy Association (EBTA) task-group. This is the 2020 state of the art version of understanding and learning Solution-Focused Practice.
It is applicable to various fields of practice, such as therapy, coaching, supervision, social change, educational work, leadership, and other contexts where a detailed understanding of how to manage and promote change in social systems and communities is intended.
The book presents a coherent theory of solution-focused practice for those who want to understand the rationale, together with a comprehensive description of solution-focused practice that can be used in daily practice or training and for developmental purposes.
Theory here is defined as a process theory describing how the solution-focused practice is done, together with explanations of how and why the change process is initiated.
This book is also a statement of what solution-focused practice is and what are the sound reasons to use it.
About the author
Michael Klingenstierna Hjerth, M.SC in psychology, BA in philosophy, Licensed Psychologist. Clinical psychologist, trainer and supervisor at Solutionwork Institute. Co-founder of Solutionwork Institute Stockholm, President of International Solution-Focused Training Institutes (IASTI), former secretary of EBTA, former editorial team member of International Journal of Solution-Focused Practices. Author of two books on solution-focus and neuropsychiatry.