Mastering the Art of Solution-Focused Counseling

Mastering the Art of Solution-Focused Counseling

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Author	Jeffrey Guterman
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Solution-focused counseling
Publisher	American Counseling Association
Publication date	2006, 2013
Media type	Print (Paperback)
ISBN	1-55620-267-9 (first edition), ISBN 978-1-55620-332-9 (second edition)

Mastering the Art of Solution-Focused Counseling is a book by mental health counselor, educator, and author Jeffrey Guterman that describes the theory and practice of solution-focused counseling. In the 1990s, Guterman developed a solution focused brief therapy model called solution-focused counseling. The model is an integration of solution-focused principles and techniques, postmodern theories, and a strategic approach to eclecticism. The first edition of the book was published in 2006 by the American Counseling Association. An updated and expanded second edition of the book was published by the American Counseling Association in 2013.

Table of Contents

• Foreword to the First Edition by Allen E. Ivey
• Foreword to the Second Edition by Richard E. Watts
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author

Part One: Beginnings

• Chapter 1 -- Searching for Solutions

Part Two: Theory

• Chapter 2 -- Postmodern Perspective
• Chapter 3 -- Problems and Change
• Chapter 4 -- Strategic Approach to Eclecticism

Part Three: Practice

• Chapter 5 -- Before the First Session
• Chapter 6 -- The First Session
• Chapter 7 -- After the First Session

Part Four: Applications

• Chapter 8 -- Treating Depression
• Chapter 9 -- Anxiety
• Chapter 10—Substance Problems
• Chapter 11—Eating Disorders
• Chapter 12—Suicide
• Chapter 13—Psychotic Disorders
• Chapter 14—Grief, Morbid Jealousy, Trichotillomania, and Other Problems

Part Five: Conclusions

• Chapter 15—The Future of Solution-Focused Counseling
• References
• Appendix A -- Solution Identification Form
• Appendix B -- Scaling Form
• Appendix C -- Outcome Rating Scales and Session Rating Scales
• Index

External links

• American Counseling Association (Publisher)
• Author's Web site
• ISBN 1-55620-267-9 (first edition), ISBN 978-1-55620-332-9 (second edition)