2021 Archives

A quiet revolution has been going on under our very noses and many of us might not even have noticed. Evan George invites us to think about something that might have been seen as quite insignificant.

The question that we ask does not guarantee the client's answer. And in SF every answer is the right answer and that is the one that we must work with. So Evan George shares some of his ideas about those times (not frequent) when people say that things are worse.

Probably the question 'so what do you do when the client says that nothing is better?' turns up more often on training courses than the answer 'nothing' does in therapy or counselling or coaching. Nonetheless it is useful to be prepared. Evan George shares some ideas.

Chris Iveson explores one of the (rare) times in the Solution Focused approach that we might challenge our client's response.

Good outcome is more important that the worker's preferred choice of therapeutic modality and clients should not be 'sacrificed' to the worker's preferences. Evan George sets out his thinking.