Tales of Solutions: A Collection of Hope-Inspiring Stories [Paperback]

Insoo Kim Berg (Author), Yvonne M. Dolan (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0393703207 | ISBN-13: 978-0393703207 | Publication Date: March 15, 2001 | Edition: 1st

Clients and solution-focused therapists often accomplish remarkable results under seemingly hopeless economic/political/social conditions. In this book mental health and social service professionals worldwide reveal how small actions can yield big changes in people's lives.

Commentary by the authors elucidating the most recent advances in and answers to FAQs about solution-focused therapy make this a treasury of valuable information.

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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).

Yvonne M. Dolan, M.A., a psychotherapist and consultant with a private practice in Denver, conducts training in the use of Ericksonian hypnosis and solution-focused therapy for treatment of sexual abuse throughout the United States. She is the author of A Path With a Heart: Ericksonian Utilization With Resistant and Chronic Clients.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition (March 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393703207
• ISBN-13: 978-0393703207
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,197,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tales of Solution, December 18, 2001

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Robin Fate (Sarona, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tales of Solutions: A Collection of Hope-Inspiring Stories (Paperback)

Insoo Kim Berg and Yvonne Dolan have taken the yarns of solution- focused brief therapists throughout the world, added a few threads of their own, and ingeniously illuminated the heart and soul of "Brief Therapy". This is the first book I would recommend to anyone interested in the pioneering work of Insoo Kim Berg and Steven deShazer.

What is artfully communicated in this sparse volume shakes the traditional notions of our most commonly held beliefs of how we approach and treat mental disorders no matter how severe. The good news is that the linguistic assumptions, philosophy, and approach are readily teachable. Dolan and Berg should be inducted into the Mental Health Hall of Fame for giving us these lasting, golden memories deeply, imbedded in rich stories. Read, try this respectful approach, and expect to be moved.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars highly respectful and highly effective, April 15, 2001

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Coert Visser "solutionfocusedchange.com" (Driebergen Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tales of Solutions: A Collection of Hope-Inspiring Stories (Paperback)

This is a wonderful book about Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), an approach to helping troubled people which might revolutionize psychotherapy. SFBT helps clients change by helping them to construct solutions rather instead of dwelling on problems. It is a highly respectful and highly effective approach .... This well written book shows many examples of what SFBT can do.