Solution-Focused Brief Practice with Long-Term Clients in Mental Health Services: "I Am More Than My Label" (Paperback)

Foreword (Yvonne Dolan) Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Tools of Solution-Focused Brief Practice Stance Assumptions and Concepts Practices Conclusion Chapter 3. Mary, the “Borderline” Im a Borderline, You Know Chapter 4. “I Have More of a Sound Mind Now” Appreciating the Ordinary Conversations That Make a Difference: Nadine A Difference That Makes a Difference Conclusion Chapter 5. “Agoraphobia” and “Me” Are Not Synonymous De- and Re-Construction Emotions in Therapy Conclusion Chapter 6. Rethinking the Medical Model A Different Language Game Solution-Building Conversations What Does the Patient Say? Psychiatric Medications Conclusion Chapter 7. Psychiatry Should Be a Parenthesis in Peoples Lives Harry Korman Alasdair Macdonald Ralph Dahle Sophie Duriez Conclusion Chapter 8. Meta-Systemic Considerations of Solution-Focused Brief Approach: Using the Ideas to Implement Solution-Focused Practices in Agencies and Hospitals Joels Experiences Chapter 9. Philosophies that Inform Solution-Focused Brief Practice: Poststructuralism, Social Constructionism, and Language Games Philosophy Structuralism Poststructuralism Constructivism/Social Constructionism Language Games Epilogue References Index