Chris Iveson

Chris Iveson, Evan George ja Harvey Ratner ovat ratkaisukeskeisen valmentamisen ja psykoterapian kouluttajia sekä Lontoossa sijaitsevan maailmankuulun BRIEF-nimisen koulutusinstituutin perustajajäseniä. Heidän kehittämänsä minimalistinen valmennusmenetelmä, josta he käyttävät nimitystä ”brief coaching”, on kiehtova innovaatio. Menetelmässä autetaan valmennettavaa löytämään ongelmaansa vastaava muutostoive. Toiveesta johdetaan realistisia tavoitteita ja autetaan valmennettavaa hyödyntämään voimavarojaan niiden saavuttamiseksi. Esteiden sijaan katse on tiiviisti paitsi muutostoiveissa ja voimavaroissa, myös poikkeuksissa ja nupullaan olevissa ratkaisuideoissa. Kirja opettaa autenttisten tapausesimerkkien, sanasta sanaan kirjoitettujen vuoropuheluiden ja harjoitusten avulla miten asiakkaita autetaan- muotoilemaan valmennustyön pohjaksi soveltuva realistinen tavoite- näkemään poikkeuksia, jotka kielivät siitä, että ratkaisut ovat jo löytymässä- kiinnittämään huomiota edistysaskeliin- näkemään itsensä oman elämänsä parhaina asiantuntijoinaVaroituksen sana: Tämä kirja on kirjoitettu lempeällä tyylillä, mutta sen sanoma on vallankumouksellinen. Älä lue tätä kirjaa, jos et ole valmis radikaalisti muuttamaan käsitystäsi siitä, mikä valmentamisessa ati yhtä lailla psykoterapiassa tuottaa halutun ja toivotun muutoksen.

Solution Focused Brief Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques provides a concise and jargon-free guide to the thinking and practice of this exciting approach, which enables people to make changes in their lives quickly and effectively. It covers:The history and background to solution focused practiceThe philosophical underpinnings of the approachTechniques and practicesSpecific applications to work with children and adolescents, (including school-based work) families, and adultsHow to deal with difficult situationsOrganisational applications including supervision, coaching and leadership. Frequently asked questionsThis book is an invaluable resource for all therapists and counsellors, whether in training or practice. It will also be essential for any professional whose job it is to help people make changes in their lives, and will therefore be of interest to social workers, probation officers, psychiatric staff, doctors, and teachers, as well as those working in organisations as coaches and managers.

Solution Focused Brief Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques provides a concise and jargon-free guide to the thinking and practice of this exciting approach, which enables people to make changes in their lives quickly and effectively. It covers:The history and background to solution focused practiceThe philosophical underpinnings of the approachTechniques and practicesSpecific applications to work with children and adolescents, (including school-based work) families, and adultsHow to deal with difficult situationsOrganisational applications including supervision, coaching and leadership. Frequently asked questionsThis book is an invaluable resource for all therapists and counsellors, whether in training or practice. It will also be essential for any professional whose job it is to help people make changes in their lives, and will therefore be of interest to social workers, probation officers, psychiatric staff, doctors, and teachers, as well as those working in organisations as coaches and managers.

Brief Coaching offers a new approach to coaching by considering how the client will know when they have reached their goal, and what they are already doing to get there. The coach aims to work towards the solution rather than working away from the problem, so that the client's problem is not central to the session, but instead the coach and the client work towards the client's preferred future. This book employs case examples and transcripts of sessions to offer guidance on: looking for resources rather than deficitsexploring possible and preferred futuresexamining what is already contributing to that futuretreating clients as experts in all aspects of their lives. This practical guide includes summaries and activities for the coach to do with the client and will therefore be a useful tool for both new and experienced coaches, as well as therapists branching into coaching who want to add to their existing skills.

Brief Coaching offers a new approach to coaching by considering how the client will know when they have reached their goal, and what they are already doing to get there. The coach aims to work towards the solution rather than working away from the problem, so that the client's problem is not central to the session, but instead the coach and the client work towards the client's preferred future. This book employs case examples and transcripts of sessions to offer guidance on: looking for resources rather than deficitsexploring possible and preferred futuresexamining what is already contributing to that futuretreating clients as experts in all aspects of their lives. This practical guide includes summaries and activities for the coach to do with the client and will therefore be a useful tool for both new and experienced coaches, as well as therapists branching into coaching who want to add to their existing skills.