Linda Metcalf

Solution Focused Narrative Therapy

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Produktbeschreibung

Provides a comprehensive model for effectively blending the two main postmodern brief therapy approaches: solution-focused and narrative therapies. It harnesses the power of both models to offer brief, effective help to clients that builds on their strengths and abilities to envision and craft preferred outcomes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Publishing Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 360g
• ISBN-13: 9780826131768
• ISBN-10: 082613176X
• Artikelnr.: 47488183

Autorenporträt

Linda Metcalf, MEd, PhD, LMFT, LPC, is currently a Professor of Graduate Counseling Programs at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas where she created a COAMFTE accredited doctoral program in marriage and family therapy. She is past president of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and has been president of the Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy twice. She is the creator of the Solution Focused Schools Unlimited podcast and the free Solution Focused Connection webinar, created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Foreword by Elliot Connie, LPC
Preface
1. Meaningful Solutions
The Search Is On . . .
From Modern to Postmodern: Seeing Clients as Experts
Postmodern Models at Work
Applying the Blend of Ideas to Valerie’s Case
Rebuilding a New Presentation
Adding Noteworthy Encouragement
The New Brand Sells
The Power of Redescription
Using Redescription to Create New Presentations
Results of the Blend
Summary
Personal Exercise
2. Solution Focused Stories
Combining Strengths of Both Models
Guiding Constructs of Solution Focused Narrative Therapy
Putting the Constructs to Work
Summary
Personal Exercise
3. Action-Filled Narratives
Solution Focused Narrative Therapy: Conversational Ideas
What About the Next Session?
Summary
Personal Exercise
4. Triumph Over Trauma
Storytelling 101: Finding Resolution to a Plot
Seventy-Seven Years: A Timeline to a Preferred Future
Composing a New Chapter After Trauma
From Trauma to Resolutions: Let the Words of the Client Guide the Way
Dear Client: Teach Me How to Talk to You
Summary
Personal Exercise
5. Relationship Presentations
Therapists Make Presentations, Too
Changing the Rules
To Change Someone, Change Yourself
Relatable Moments That Build Trust
Doing Things Differently With Adolescents
Packing Up the Baggage and Reclaiming a Relationship
Summary
Personal Exercise
6. Dangerous Habits
Habits Happen as a Method of Coping
Gaining Personal Control
There’s a Monster in My Head
Coping Safely
Assumptions About Clients With Dangerous Habits
Substance Abuse Habits
Moving Beyond the Roadblocks
Rearranging the Furniture
Distancing From Self-Injury
Reclaiming Health From Eating Disorders
Guiding Template for Clients With Dangerous Habits
Summary
Personal Exercise
7. Timeless Influences
Videos, Ornaments, and Aftershave
The Art of Re-Membering
Finding Peace for Lilly
Addressing Early Childhood Issues
Summary
Personal Exercise
8. Reintroducing School Clients
Making a Campus Appearance
How Schools Respond to Problems
Attempts to Change Behavior
Academic Labels
Notifications No More
Summary
Personal Exercise
9. Writing Miracle Days With Families
Writing New Miracles With Families
Guiding Ideas for Working With Families
Gaining Control of a Diagnosis
A Blended Family Gets Together
Creating a New Chapter After Loss
Parenting and Couplehood
Reconciliation Forever
Family Sculpting: Managing a Change of Characters
Summary
Personal Exercise
10. The Path to Less Distress
Gaining Distance From a Diagnosis
Externalizing Diagnoses
Ideas and Steps for Externalizing Problems
The Woman I Used to Be
Exceptional Descriptions
Always Seek Exceptions for Direction
Summary
Personal Exercise
11. Treatment Planning and Group Therapy
Collaborative Approach to Assessment and Transition Planning
Solution Focused Narrative Approach
Changing the Focus of Staff
From Admission to Discharge in One Conversation
Group Therapy for Solution Building
Steps to Take When Beginning a Group
Summary
Personal Exercise
Appendix: Guiding Constructs of Solution Focused Narrative Therapy
Index