The American Psychological Association defines evidence-based practice as “the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences.” One of the pioneers of the evidenced based movement, Dr. David Sackett, states […]
Today, I had the wonderful opportunity to lecture at a University to a group of Social Work students. It was a wonderful day and I hope the students were able to learn a bit of useful information about the Solution […]
First, I am so sorry that I have not been as active as I wanted to with sending out emails. This is have been a very busy time me and I have some pretty cool things on the horizon. As […]
The more and more that I pay attention to my own work with clients as well as get the opportunity to watch the work of the pioneers of the Solution Focused perspective, the more one idea continues to stand out […]
I hope you are having a wonderful week and your 2013 has gotten off to an incredible start! For me, it has been remarkable. I am currently on my first speaking trip of the year in London, England on my […]
It seems like only yesterday that we were saying goodbye to 2011 and welcoming in 2012. Each year I write my goals for the upcoming year and post them on a bulletin board in my home office. As I review the goals […]
Like many of you I am sure, I was moved by the events of what occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown CT. last week. I am not sure if it was the fact that this incident involved children […]
Today was the second day of teaching a course on using the Solution Focused Approach to work with young individuals in New Orleans, Louisiana. A topic of discussion came up about the process of “developing solutions” in the session and […]
I had a very touching experience with a couple who came to my office today that caused me to think about the solution focused idea of small changes leading to bigger changes. This idea is one of the reasons that […]
I had a thought recently about the solution focused approach that I wanted to share with everyone. If you ever attended one of my trainings, you may have heard me stress how important it is to trust the client when conducting solution focused sessions. This goes beyond just trusting the client’s ideas; this is about trusting in the client’s hopes and their ideas for what they want their future to look like.
