Women’s Perspectives on the Solution Focused Approach

"""This book is a vibrant and unique collection of the global applications of Solution Focused approaches. It brings together the voices of women practitioners from all over the world, sharing their experiences, wisdom, and unique insights. This book not only celebrates the multiple ways of our practises but also pays a living tribute to many women practitioners who inspire and support each other. The editors conversing and reflecting throughout each chapter invites readers to respond in kind with our own inspirations and aspirations."" Haesun Moon, PhD, Canadian Centre for Brief Coaching ""If you would like to be moved and inspired by female solution-focused practitioners and people who identify as gender diverse about how to achieve change, this book is for you. The inclusive, international and expansive content celebrates the limitless capacity and spaciousness solution-focus offers for people to be their truest selves, and how this then lends itself to powerful abilities to co-create new possibilities. All is explored in multiple contexts, from playfulness, laughter and creativity in therapy, to governmental processes, education, refugee work and training. Imbued with humanity and depth, it is a beautiful invitation to experiment with your own and each author’s unique wisdom, in ways that might just alter the World, one small sign at a time."" Naomi Whitehead, (she/her) Solution-Focused Practitioner (www.naomiwhiteheadtraining.org ""This book introduces practices of the Solution Focused approach by incredible women from all over the world, giving us hope and vigor. Each of their experiences illustrate their growth as professionals and demonstrate how this approach can change others as well as one’s own life. This book is dedicated to people who revolutionized their own practice and made a positive influence in other people’s lives."" Shigeko Kajiwara, psychologist, repr. of JASFA Association"