Solution-Focused Therapy with Children: Harnessing Family Strengths for Systemic Change

Very clear and focused book with practical applications to help children and families. Can put these techniques into practice immediately.

Solution-Focused Therapy with Children is well-written and easy to read. Selekman takes the reader through a detailed explanation of SFT step by step in an easy to understand way. He also speaks about incorporating aspects of other theories into SFT, which I really appreciate. The case studies presented are not only the successful ones, but he tells of the cases that didn't follow through with therapy and what he could have done differently to make sessions more successful. It's a great book for anyone working with children. Thank you Matthew!

This is an amazing book. I can't put it down! It is informative, enlightening and filled with many useful counseling techniques for families and children. Based on the findings detailing qualities in the most resilent children from the most dysfunctional backgrounds the author pulls together theory and practice turning the therapeutic focus on the strenghts rather than the deficiets of the client. The author does not sugar coat it, the pitfalls of coming from one perspective only is reviewed as well! The author also makes references to other theories and techniques and how they can be used from a brief solution focused stance. This book is powerful in proposing a method and format for empowering the client, the child, the family..... It focuses on the positive side of the person, not the problem. One quite powerful strategy is reviewed in which the problem is externalized and therefore can be dealt with by all parties in a collective approach. This book is really delightful and positive. I would give it my highest recommendation.

This book, which I can't believe no one else has reviewed, is outstanding. It provides very good, concrete ideas to use in an integrated approach to therapy with kids. The solution focused, strength based approach is a refreshing change from pathology based treatment.