Harvey Ratner

Ratkaisukeskeinen ohjaustyö on vaikuttava tapa auttaa lapsia ja nuoria voittamaan ongelmia ja lisätä heidän hyvinvointiaan ja yhteistyökykyään. Se on voimavaralähtöinen ja tulevaisuussuuntautunut menetelmä, joka tukee nykyistä näkemystä lasten ja nuorten kasvun tukemisesta. Kirjoittajat kuvaavat käytännöllisen työskentelytavan, jonka avulla työntekijät voivat auttaa lapsia ja nuoria löytämään itse ratkaisut ongelmiinsa. Menetelmässä siirretään huomio ongelmista itse asetettuihin tavoitteisiin sekä keinoihin, joiden avulla nuorta asiakasta voidaan tukea asetettujen tavoitteiden saavuttamisessa.

Solution Focused Practice is a change-focused approach to enabling people of all ages to make progress in their lives by emphasising what is wanted in the future, amplifying successes and highlighting the capacities and skills available to support progress. Grounded in the reality of the day-to-day challenges of school life, Solution Focused Practice in Schools: 80 Ideas and Strategies offers dynamic, practical, down-to-earth and jargon-free applications of the Solution Focused (SF) approach that can create energy and movement in even the toughest of situations. From working with individuals to considering organisational developments, this book explores the SF approach using numerous examples and sample questions that can be adapted for any situation and whether the time available is long or short. The reader will gain ideas about how to: move beyond ‘don’t know’ responses in individual discussions with students to create dialogues where difference and change can occur invite classes into constructive conversations about building the classroom environment that brings out the best in students, whether there has been a concern or not address key issues such as confidence, motivation, resilience and dealing with set-backs build detail around potential and effective futures in coaching, consultations and meetings support the development of policies and procedures at an organisational level support solution-based conversations using play, role play, video and other creative techniques. This book is an excellent resource for managers, teachers, SENCOs, mentors, counsellors, coaches, psychologists, social workers and all those who work in a supportive capacity in schools to promote the learning and well-being of both students and staff.

Solution Focused Practice is a change-focused approach to enabling people of all ages to make progress in their lives by emphasising what is wanted in the future, amplifying successes and highlighting the capacities and skills available to support progress. Grounded in the reality of the day-to-day challenges of school life, Solution Focused Practice in Schools: 80 Ideas and Strategies offers dynamic, practical, down-to-earth and jargon-free applications of the Solution Focused (SF) approach that can create energy and movement in even the toughest of situations. From working with individuals to considering organisational developments, this book explores the SF approach using numerous examples and sample questions that can be adapted for any situation and whether the time available is long or short. The reader will gain ideas about how to: move beyond ‘don’t know’ responses in individual discussions with students to create dialogues where difference and change can occur invite classes into constructive conversations about building the classroom environment that brings out the best in students, whether there has been a concern or not address key issues such as confidence, motivation, resilience and dealing with set-backs build detail around potential and effective futures in coaching, consultations and meetings support the development of policies and procedures at an organisational level support solution-based conversations using play, role play, video and other creative techniques. This book is an excellent resource for managers, teachers, SENCOs, mentors, counsellors, coaches, psychologists, social workers and all those who work in a supportive capacity in schools to promote the learning and well-being of both students and staff.

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.

Brief Coaching with Children and Young People: A Solution Focused approach is the first book of its type to describe the thinking and practice of Solution Focused coaching with these age groups. The approach empowers young people to find their own solutions in the shortest possible time, focusing on where they want to get to rather than the details of the problem they are concerned about. The authors’ emphasis on practical and straightforward techniques and materials will equip all those interested in working with and supporting young people and their families to help them achieve their hopes for the future. The book is illustrated with numerous examples from the coaching practice of the authors in different settings, with a particular emphasis on challenging cases. As a whole, it serves as a key resource for working with children and young people, but each chapter can also be read individually to enhance the reader’s understanding of the topic. Downloadable resources are available online which enhance the practicality of the text. Ratner and Yusuf have created a practical, jargon-free resource for all those who work with and support children, young people and their families. It will be invaluable for coaches, therapists and counsellors as well as anyone who interacts with children and young people, including social workers, teachers and mentors and foster parents.

Brief Coaching with Children and Young People: A Solution Focused approach is the first book of its type to describe the thinking and practice of Solution Focused coaching with these age groups. The approach empowers young people to find their own solutions in the shortest possible time, focusing on where they want to get to rather than the details of the problem they are concerned about. The authors’ emphasis on practical and straightforward techniques and materials will equip all those interested in working with and supporting young people and their families to help them achieve their hopes for the future. The book is illustrated with numerous examples from the coaching practice of the authors in different settings, with a particular emphasis on challenging cases. As a whole, it serves as a key resource for working with children and young people, but each chapter can also be read individually to enhance the reader’s understanding of the topic. Downloadable resources are available online which enhance the practicality of the text. Ratner and Yusuf have created a practical, jargon-free resource for all those who work with and support children, young people and their families. It will be invaluable for coaches, therapists and counsellors as well as anyone who interacts with children and young people, including social workers, teachers and mentors and foster parents.

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.