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A stepping stone

Stepping straight into the Solution Focused world for those who have been using a problem focused approach is, for many, not easy. Here Harvey Ratner is suggesting a Stepping Stone, a possible staging post to facilitate the shift.

Talking about the problem

How do Solution Focused practitioners think about 'problem-talk'? Evan George responds to the question 'do some people need to talk about their problem in depth?'.

The next appointment

What do we do about making next appointments? Does it make a difference. Evan George shares some thoughts.

Endings: a personal journey

The way that session endings have changed reflects our changing thinking about the Solution Focused approach. Evan George shares his personal journey, where he started and where he has reached.

Integration: a common question.

Evan George comes back to the question of 'integration', one of the most commonly asked questions on Solution Focused trainings. 'Can you integrate Solution Focus with other approaches?' - Evan is clear about his thoughts on this.

The ‘confidence’ scale

When asked which question he could not manage without in his therapy Steve de Shazer used to answer the scale question. His answer used to surprise people who were expecting him to say the miracle question. Harvey Ratner might well agree with him!

Falling in love with the Solution Focused approach #3

Evan's third piece on what he loves about the Solution Focused approach - and this time he focuses on 'demystification'. Therapy really does not have to be complicated. Complexity is a choice and a choice that risks excluding.

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What is SF - a 2020 version of the approach

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July 9, 2020