Solution-Focused Practice - 2nd Edition by Guy Shennan (Paperback)

About the Book

A comprehensive and accessible guide for anyone who wishes to incorporate solution-focused practice.

Book Synopsis

This textbook shows how any conversation directed towards change can become a solution-focused one, whether in a planned series of sessions with individuals, families, groups, or in the less structured contexts in which many helping professionals work.

Full of real-life case examples and stimulating activities, this will be an invaluable guide to anyone wanting to develop their skills in this empowering approach. This textbook is a comprehensive and accessible guide for anyone who wishes to incorporate solution-focused practice.

Originating in the world of talking therapies, the adaptability and usability of solution-focused practice is already used by many practitioners in health, social care and educational settings.

New to this Edition:
- Explores a more diverse range of examples than the previous edition
- Includes end of chapter summaries, providing additional clarity on what's been covered
- Updated policy, procedure and legislation

From the Back Cover

Setting out the process in a clear and systematic fashion, this book shows how any conversation directed towards change can become a solution-focused one, whether in planned series of sessions with individuals, families or groups, or in the less structured contexts in which many helping professionals work. Full of real-life case examples and stimulating activities, this will be an invaluable guide to anyone wanting to develop their skills in this empowering approach.

Review Quotes

"Guy is undoubtedly THE leading figure, internationally, in the "next generation" of solution-focused practitioners and authors. He presents the solution-focused approach systematically in a way that is true to history but which offers his own insights and reflections and is thoroughly accessible and useful." --Michael Durrant, Psychologist/Director, Brief Therapy Institute of Sydney, Australia

"This book is a lovely balance of the complexity and the simplicity with which solution-focused thought occurs and can be applied. Guy is able to dive both in to the depth of the solution-focused philosophy, while demonstrating how it can be used practically.The book paints a navigable bridge from "the thinking" to "the doing" in the field of solution-focused theory and practice." --Monica Rotner, Division Manager, Boulder County Community Justice Services, Colorado, USA

About the Author

Guy Shennan is a solution-focused practitioner, consultant and trainer. First using solution-focused practice as a social worker during the 1990s, he now practises and teaches the approach widely in the UK and beyond.
Guy Shennan is a solution-focused practitioner, consultant and trainer. First using solution-focused practice as a social worker during the 1990s, he now practises and teaches the approach widely in the UK and beyond.