Written by pioneering experts in the field, More Than Miracles remains the authoritative text on solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT). This comprehensive resource informs practitioners and students in how to apply this practical, internationally acclaimed approach. With a new preface, this classic edition outlines the latest developments in the fields of family therapy, brief therapy, and psychotherapy training and practice.
Key Features
- Sit in on surprising psychotherapy sessions
- Eavesdrop on the authors’ commentary about the sessions
- Gain a comprehensive overview on the current state of SFBT
- Review and understand the major tenets of SFBT
- Learn specific interventions, including the miracle question and the reasons for asking it
- Understand treatment applicability
- Read actual session transcripts
- Understand the "miracle scale"
- Get insight into the unique relationship between Wittgenstein’s philosophy and SFBT
- Better understand SFBT and emotions
- Examine misconceptions about SFBT
- And more
Additional Information
The final work of the world-renowned family therapists and original developers of SFBT, the late Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg, provides three real-life case transcripts that illustrate the practical applications of SFBT techniques. Suitable for both advanced practitioners and ambitious beginners, this book is the ideal resource for anyone seeking an in-depth understanding of the SFBT approach, the concepts that inform it, and the specific techniques that characterize its implementation.
