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Does Solution Focused Brief Therapy have a theory of change and if we do does that theory of change adequately serve our purposes? Evan briefly explores this question inspired by Mark McKergow's workshop at the 2016 UKASFP Conference in Swansea.

As our thinking about what goes on in solution focused conversations has changed so has the way that we end conversations.

Does the idea 'solution focus is a positive approach' help us in our practice?

If we think of the concept of 'resistance' as a 'metaphor' rather than a 'reality', just a way of describing what we might be seeing, then it is reasonable to ask the question 'is it a useful metaphor?'

Anything that prompts the client to say that ‘things are better’ needs to be identified as verification of change, and anything that is new or different or more effective that the client reports needs to be encouraged or amplified.

If you want to get from point A to point B, but know no details of the terrain in between, the best thing to do is to assume that you can go from A to B by following a straight line.

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".