Mastering the Art of Solution-Focused Counseling is a 2006 book by mental health counselor

Mental Health Counselor

Mental health counselors practice mental health counseling which is a dynamic, holistic, strengths-based and psychoeducational discipline born in the late 1970s when several mental health professionals realized that the master’s degree level counselors working in community settings lacked a...

, educator, and author

Author

An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...

 Jeffrey Guterman

Jeffrey Guterman

Jeffrey Guterman is an American mental health counselor, educator, and author. He is author of the book, Mastering the Art of Solution-Focused Counseling, which was published by the American Counseling Association in March, 2006 . Guterman obtained a B.A. in psychology from Boston University in...

 that describes the theory and practice of solution-focused counseling. In the 1990s, Guterman developed a solution focused brief therapy

Solution focused brief therapy

Solution focused brief therapy , often referred to as simply 'solution focused therapy' or 'brief therapy', is a type of talking therapy that is based upon social constructionist philosophy. It focuses on what clients want to achieve through therapy rather than on the problem that made them seek help...

 model called solution-focused counseling. His model is an integration of solution-focused principles and techniques, postmodern theories, and a strategic approach to eclecticism

Eclecticism

Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in particular cases.It can sometimes seem inelegant or...

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Contents

• Foreword by Allen E. Ivey
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Chapter 1 -- Introduction
• Chapter 2 -- A Postmodern Perspective
• Chapter 3 -- Problems and Change
• Chapter 4 -- Before the First Session
• Chapter 5 -- The First Session
• Chapter 6 -- After the First Session
• Chapter 7 -- Treating Depression
• Chapter 8 -- Substance Problems
• Chapter 9 -- Grief, Suicide, Trichotillomania, and Other Problems
• Chapter 10 -- Jared's Complaint
• Chapter 11 -- The Future of Solution-Focused Counseling
• References
• Index

External links

• American Counseling Association (Publisher)
• JeffreyGuterman.com
• ISBN 1-55620-267-9