Solution-Focused Brief Therapy With Families: A Training Manual

This step-by-step training manual guides readers through the clinical practice of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) for use with families.
This book presents SFBT to family psychologists and other therapists and health care professionals in related fields in an easy to learn format that provides specific clinical skills and case examples to enhance learning. It provides an overview of SFBT, a brief history of its origins, underlying theory and research, and session sequencing and tools for using the SFBT approach with families, and teaches the reader how to conduct an SFBT session from beginning to end. 
Detailed procedures and case examples in this book illustrate practice with diverse clients in clinical and counseling settings, including the challenges therapists may face in working with families and how to avoid roadblocks in therapy. Readers will gain valuable insights and practical guidance in how to use this effective approach to therapeutic change.

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Guides readers through the clinical practice of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) for use with families.Presents SFBT to family psychologists and other therapists and health care professionals in related fields in an easy to learn format that provides specific clinical skills and case examples to enhance learning.Provides an overview of SFBT, a brief history of its origins, underlying theory and research, and session sequencing and tools for using the SFBT approach with families, and teaches the reader how to conduct an SFBT session from beginning to end.Detailed procedures and case examples in this book illustrate practice with diverse clients in clinical and counseling settings, including the challenges therapists may face in working with families and how to avoid roadblocks in therapy.

Praise for Solution-Focused Brief Therapy With Families: A Training Manual

This much-needed manual presents a flexible and culture-sensitive, solution-focused approach to family therapy, grounded in research evidence and full of useful clinical examples and compelling case vignettes that offer detailed practice-based knowledge. A must-read, both for family therapists who look for practical clues on how to integrate solution-focused techniques in their practice, and for solution-focused therapists who have not yet dared to apply the approach in family therapy sessions.

— Mark Beyebach, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychotherapy, Public University of Navarre, Pamplona and Tudela, Navarre, Spain; coauthor of Changing Self-Destructive Habits: Pathways to Solutions With Couples and Families

Franklin and Kim describe the nuts and bolts of solution- focused brief therapy (SFBT) with families through practical examples, dialogues, handouts, tables, and other learning resources. These respected, experienced solution-focused authors give a thorough account of SFBT’s cross-cultural change process and its empirical, conceptual, and historical foundations. Putting this manual into action will enhance practitioners’ efforts to help families change with dignity.

— John J. Murphy, PhD, Psychologist, Professor Emeritus, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, United States; author of Solution-Focused Therapy

Publisher ‏ : ‎ American Psychological Association
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 8, 2025
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 186 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1433841800
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1433841804
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 8.9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,222,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #629 in Psychology Education & Training #1,797 in Medical Clinical Psychology #1,915 in Medical Counseling
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