Children's Solution Work [Hardcover]

Insoo Kim Berg (Author), Therese Steiner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0393703878 | ISBN-13: 978-0393703870 | Publication Date: February 2003 | Edition: 1

How to use solution-focused therapy with children and adolescents.

Focusing on solutions and not problems, thinking about the future and not the past, and understanding the effects of miracles—children do these things naturally. Here, leaders in the solution-focused approach to therapy provide clinicians with a guide to a kind of therapy that fits with children's natural way of being.

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About the Author

Insoo Kim Berg, MSW, codeveloped Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and is Director of the Brief Family Therapy Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her most recent books are Children’s Solution Work (with Therese Steiner) and Interviewing for Solutions (with Peter de Jonge).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition (February 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393703878
• ISBN-13: 978-0393703870
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #226,575 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and readable, June 13, 2007

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Laurie (Arkansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Children's Solution Work (Hardcover)

Berg and Steiner's well written book is my new most valuable resource. As a graduate student who wants to focus on child and adolescent therapy, but in a program that focuses more on adult family therapy, this book was very helpful to me. Steiner took Berg's solution focused therapy and used it with children in a creative way. They give case studies and discuss some more common issues you will see in therapy, such as ADHD, trauma, abuse, etc. They also discuss the therapy in general and how to apply it to children. If you are planning on ever working with children, this book is a must, even if you don't necessarily agree with everything they write.

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Insoo Rocks!, September 20, 2004

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Dana L. Riemer (Portland, or United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Children's Solution Work (Hardcover)

This is a must for anyone who works with children. Not only do the authors explore solution work in general, but tailor it for children. They include specific exercises if you need a little help getting your creativity flowing. I would highly recommend this book for students, interns, and practitioners, basically anyone who works with children on a regular basis.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks for the real examples of helping children find solutions, September 4, 2009

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T. Adams - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Children's Solution Work (Hardcover)

I read CHILDREN'S SOLUTION WORK over the summer with many times of reading for short periods. The read is pleasant, the examples are unforgettable. The suggestions are helpful. The authors have grasped what it means to get into a child's world enough for them to have influence that can help children expand the possibilities they have for facing and dealing with critical issues. I recommend it.