Solution-focused brief therapy uses techniques underpinned by theoretical assumptions about people and what is helpful in promoting change through empowering them to take responsibility for their lives. This book provides practice examples to different professional contexts. It contains exercises that help to illustrate how the approach works.

With its rich assortment of resources, this handbook is the definitive guide to solution-focused brief therapy for scholars and mental health practitioners alike.

This Second Edition is part of the School Social Work Association of America Oxford Workshop Series and contains updates on applying Solution-focused Brief Therapy to specific problem areas that school social workers frequently encounter. Clinical case examples have been expanded to provide to incorporate a Response to Intervention approach.

A timely text that outlines the basics of solution focused therapy then applies the approach to a range of multicultural populations

This book will meet students' and practitioners' needs for guidance on how to become 'real-life' ethical solution-focused helpers in health and social care settings.

Introduces an innovative approach to nursing practice. Solution-focused nursing is a practical philosophy which emphasizes change at three levels: the client, nursing and society. It teaches three principles: to be cautious of dominant paradigms, to focus not only on problems but solutions too, and to work with and for clients rather than on them.

A new edition of the first and only comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the history, theory, research and practice of solution-focused therapy (SFT) within mental health care and beyond.

Written primarily for speech and language therapy students, this book provides information, ideas, case illustrations and concepts which aim to help those making the transition from student to qualified clinician.

This text asserts the value of problem solving within a holistic approach to human communication, which considers culture, ethnicity and psychosocial issues. It is concerned with drawing out commonalities that exist in practice with people with a range of communication disabilities.

Speech and Language Therapy: the decision-making process when working with children reveals how recent research and changes in health and education services have affected the decision-making process in the assessment and management of children with speech and language problems.

For those who find the human body to be a fascinating biological machine, look no further! Compiled are some of the best drawings taken from the famous book of anatomy, Gray's Anatomy (1858), by the late anatomist and surgeon, Henry Gray. With more than 85 illustrations to color, it's easy to understand what goes on inside you!

The title provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of hand reflexology, an ancient healing art that is becoming more popular and can be practised on oneself.

This work covers the full range of clinical practice, from anaesthetic equipment and pre-operative assessment through to post-operative care, local anaesthesia, anaesthesia for individual specialities, intensive care and management of chronic pain.

Suitable for accompanying "Textbook of Diagnostic Ultrasonography, 6th Edition", this workbook provides a comprehensive review of the material in the text. Activities include image identification, anatomy identification and labelling, definitions, transducer selection and manipulation exercises, sonographic techniques, and positioning exercises.

Focuses on the principles of perioperative care in a variety of different surgical environments. The content mirrors the dynamics of modern perioperative practice by focusing on surgical interventions in various environments in which it is practised, including A&E departments, clinics, intensive care units, and at the site of serious accidents.

Featuring the principles and techniques of Thai massage, this book discusses the theories of Thai medicine and its Chinese and Ayurvedic influences. It offers descriptions for different Thai massage techniques accompanied by color photographs and drawings, with arrows to indicate direction of movement.