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The New Year is for many of us a time to look back and to look forward - so here is a thinking exercise for you. Enjoy - and very best wishes.

A frequently asked question on Solution Focused Practice training programmes is ‘so how do you know what question to ask?’. The question is interesting in many ways but perhaps above all because it is not easy to answer.

Why do Solution Focused practitioners ask 'other person perspective' questions and what is their value is a frequently asked question about the approach. Evan George responds sharing his thoughts.

A question that is asked over and over is how does Solution Focus work with neurodivergent people. Evan George tries to tentatively share a few thoughts.

If we cannot say that Solution Focus is the 'best' approach why would anyone use it? Evan George considers this question.

Evan George addresses this frequently asked question that takes us to the heart of the Solution Focused process.

Eve Lipchik was right to state that how we open sessions makes a difference. Evan George explores the development of his practice.

Embedded in Steve de Shazer's early thinking was the idea of the 'ripple effect'. Evan George takes a look.

It is, of course, easier to develop a solution to a "normal difficulty" than it is to develop a solution to a "very pathological problem that has roots deep in my infancy".

Solution Focused Practice is not always as easy as it looks. Here Evan George explores the first of the practice issues.