Clues: Investigating Solutions in Brief Therapy
- S. Shazer
- Psychology
- 17 April 1988
Once therapist and client are focused on investigating solutions rather than problems, therapy inevitably becomes brief-sometimes only on session. Engaging cases, often with surprising twists,…
Words Were Originally Magic
- S. Shazer
- Psychology
- 1994
In explicating how language works in therapy, he ranges widely, citing and critiquing Lacan, Bateson, Ackerman, and Weakland, among others. But the heart of this book can be found in the detailed…
Keys To Solution In Brief Therapy
- S. Shazer
- Art
- 1985
"Join de Shazer behind the on-way mirror for a fascinating journey into the land of brief therapy, where the emphasis is not on how problems arise, but on how to solve them. His case examples read…
‘What works?’ Remarks on Research Aspects of Solution‐Focused Brief Therapy
- S. Shazer, I. K. Berg
- Psychology
- 1 May 1997
This special issue on research aspects of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy is timely and needed. We are pleased that the Journal of Family Therapy decided to embark on this endeavour. Because the model…
The death of resistance.
- S. Shazer
- Psychology
- 1 March 1984
For any conceptual distinction to be useful (5) within the field of family therapy, it needs to lead to some clear answers to the question: What does this distinction mean for clinical practice?…
The Bruges model: A Solution-Focused approach to problem drinking : Special Section: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for Alcohol and Susbstance Abuse
- S. Shazer, Luc Isebaert
- Medicine, Psychology
- 2003
A program description of a new approach to the treatment of problematic drinking developed at St. John's Hospital, Bruges, Belgium is offered, based on Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and is offered in both an inpatient and outpatient setting.
SOLUTION‐FOCUSED THERAPY: TOWARD THE IDENTIFICATION OF THERAPEUTIC TASKS*
Brief therapy has often been regarded as “problem solving therapy.” This article discusses the development of a solution-focused approach to clinical practice. Solution-focused therapeutic tasks and…
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