Strengths-based Therapy (eBook)

Foreword, Preface, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations Part 1 DISTINCTIVE THEORETICAL FEATURES OF SBT 1 History of SBT 2 SBT as trans-theoretical and value added 3 Clients as heroes of change 4 SBT as client directed 5 SBT and therapist factors 6 SBT and the therapeutic alliance 7 SBT and hope 8 SBT and social constructionism 9 SBT language and practices 10 SBT and diagnosis 11 SBT as systemic 12 Cultural considerations in SBT 13 Social justice and SBT 14 SBT and client feedback 15 Challenges of SBT practice Part 2 DISTINCTIVE PRACTICAL FEATURES OF SBT 16 Being respectfully curious 17 Validating clients 18 Instilling hope 19 Exploring clients' theories of change 20 Exploring clients' desired future 21 Recruiting client resources 22 Listening for change 23 Asking resilience and coping questions 24 Building on exceptions 25 Co-creating new stories 26 Using between-session strategies 27 Collecting systematic client feedback 28 Creating strengths-based work environments 29 Integrating SBT into training and supervision 30 Acting for social justice Appendix A, References, Index, Figures.