Some error occured while loading the Quick View. Please close the Quick View and try reloading the page.
Authored by a leading trainer, teacher, and practitioner in the field, the book provides an overview of the history of both models and outlines their differences, similarities, limitations, and strengths. It then demonstrates how to blend these two approaches in working with such issues as trauma, addictions, grief, relationship issues, family therapy, and mood issues. Each concern is illustrated using a case study from practice that focuses on individual adults, adolescents, children, or families. Sample client dialogues and forms are included to help the clinician guide clients in practice.
Each chapter concludes with a summary describing and reinforcing the principles of the topic and a personal exercise so the reader can experience the approach firsthand.
KEY FEATURES:
- Describes how two popular postmodern therapy models are combined to create a powerful new therapeutic approach—the first book to do so
- Includes case studies reflecting the model’s use with individual adults, children, adolescents, and families
- Provides supporting dialogue and forms for practitioners
- Authored by a leading figure in the application of SFT in a variety of settings
- Presents an overview of the history of both models
Contents
Foreword by Elliot Connie, LPC
Preface
1. Meaningful Solutions
The Search Is On . . .
From Modern to Postmodern: Seeing Clients as Experts
Postmodern Models at Work
Applying the Blend of Ideas to Valerie’s Case
Rebuilding a New Presentation
Adding Noteworthy Encouragement
The New Brand Sells
The Power of Redescription
Using Redescription to Create New Presentations
Results of the Blend
Summary
Personal Exercise
2. Solution Focused Stories
Combining Strengths of Both Models
Guiding Constructs of Solution Focused Narrative Therapy
Putting the Constructs to Work
Summary
Personal Exercise
3. Action-Filled Narratives
Solution Focused Narrative Therapy: Conversational Ideas
What About the Next Session?
Summary
Personal Exercise
4. Triumph Over Trauma
Storytelling 101: Finding Resolution to a Plot
Seventy-Seven Years: A Timeline to a Preferred Future
Composing a New Chapter After Trauma
From Trauma to Resolutions: Let the Words of the Client Guide the Way
Dear Client: Teach Me How to Talk to You
Summary
Personal Exercise
5. Relationship Presentations
Therapists Make Presentations, Too
Changing the Rules
To Change Someone, Change Yourself
Relatable Moments That Build Trust
Doing Things Differently With Adolescents
Packing Up the Baggage and Reclaiming a Relationship
Summary
Personal Exercise
6. Dangerous Habits
Habits Happen as a Method of Coping
Gaining Personal Control
There’s a Monster in My Head
Coping Safely
Assumptions About Clients With Dangerous Habits
Substance Abuse Habits
Moving Beyond the Roadblocks
Rearranging the Furniture
Distancing From Self-Injury
Reclaiming Health From Eating Disorders
Guiding Template for Clients With Dangerous Habits
Summary
Personal Exercise
7. Timeless Influences
Videos, Ornaments, and Aftershave
The Art of Re-Membering
Finding Peace for Lilly
Addressing Early Childhood Issues
Summary
Personal Exercise
8. Reintroducing School Clients
Making a Campus Appearance
How Schools Respond to Problems
Attempts to Change Behavior
Academic Labels
Notifications No More
Summary
Personal Exercise
9. Writing Miracle Days With Families
Writing New Miracles With Families
Guiding Ideas for Working With Families
Gaining Control of a Diagnosis
A Blended Family Gets Together
Creating a New Chapter After Loss
Parenting and Couplehood
Reconciliation Forever
Family Sculpting: Managing a Change of Characters
Summary
Personal Exercise
10. The Path to Less Distress
Gaining Distance From a Diagnosis
Externalizing Diagnoses
Ideas and Steps for Externalizing Problems
The Woman I Used to Be
Exceptional Descriptions
Always Seek Exceptions for Direction
Summary
Personal Exercise
11. Treatment Planning and Group Therapy
Collaborative Approach to Assessment and Transition Planning
Solution Focused Narrative Approach
Changing the Focus of Staff
From Admission to Discharge in One Conversation
Group Therapy for Solution Building
Steps to Take When Beginning a Group
Summary
Personal Exercise
Appendix: Guiding Constructs of Solution Focused Narrative Therapy
Index