The Solution Focused Approach with Children and Young People

"This is a timely and important book for practitioners working with children and young people. Drawing on an international field of experts in Solution Focused Practice, Yusuf has gathered together a powerful collection of evidence and narratives to provide a genuine alternative to the deficit models prevalent in many parts of practice with children. With the rise in global challenges, it is increasingly important that our children and young people are supported to develop confidence in their ability to create sustainable solutions, rather than being made to feel they are a problem to be solved. This is essential reading." - Rayya Ghul, National Teaching Fellow, University of Edinburgh, Scotland

"This book is a solution-focused treasure! There isn’t another book that captures how to use the SF approach with such a wide range of issues that confront children and young people. Yusuf has compiled amazing contributions from across the globe that give practical, cutting-edge tools for working with children, teens, and young adults. This book is a valuable resource for all practitioners interesting in creating hope and optimism with their young clients." - Adam Froerer, Ph.D., LMFT; Associate Program Director, MFT Program Mercer University, USA

"This book is useful not only for Solution Focused practitioners but for anyone wanting to develop their work with children and young people. For practitioners already using the Solution Focused approach with children and young people, it is, in my view, essential reading." - Harry Korman MD, Child Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist SIKT Malmö, Sweden

"This is an important book in view of the difficulties experienced by many children around the world. There are 26 chapters, most of which are by well-known authors, who display a wide range of expertise. 10 authors practise in the UK and others write from the USA, Canada, Finland, Denmark, Hungary, the Ukraine, South Africa, Belgium, Singapore and New Zealand. As well as ‘traditional’ Solution Focused themes, there are chapters about its use in paediatrics, speech and language therapy and police work." - Dr Alasdair J Macdonald, MB ChB, FRCPsych, DPM, DCH; retired Consultant Psychiatrist and former Medical Director; UKCP Registered Family Therapist, UK

"This is a timely and important book for practitioners working with children and young people. Drawing on an international field of experts in Solution Focused practice, Yusuf has gathered together a powerful collection of evidence and narratives to provide a genuine alternative to the deficit models prevalent in many parts of practice with children. With the rise in global challenges, it is increasingly important that our children and young people are supported to develop confidence in their ability to create sustainable solutions, rather than being made to feel they are a problem to be solved. This is essential reading." - Rayya Ghul, National Teaching Fellow, University of Edinburgh, Scotland

"This book is a Solution Focused treasure! There isn’t another book that captures how to use the SF approach with such a wide range of issues that confront children and young people. Yusuf has compiled amazing contributions from across the globe that give practical, cutting-edge tools for working with children, teens and young adults. This book is a valuable resource for all practitioners interested in creating hope and optimism with their young clients." - Adam Froerer, PhD, LMFT; Associate Program Director, MFT Program Mercer University, USA

"This book is useful not only for Solution Focused practitioners but for anyone wanting to develop their work with children and young people. For practitioners already using the Solution Focused approach with children and young people, it is, in my view, essential reading." - Harry Korman, MD, Child Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist SIKT Malmö, Sweden

"This is an important book in view of the difficulties experienced by many children around the world. There are 26 chapters, most of which are by well-known authors, who display a wide range of expertise. Ten authors practise in the UK and others write from the USA, Canada, Finland, Denmark, Hungary, Ukraine, South Africa, Belgium, Singapore and New Zealand. As well as 'traditional' Solution Focused themes, there are chapters about its use in paediatrics, speech and language therapy and police work." - Dr Alasdair J. Macdonald, MB ChB, FRCPsych, DPM, DCH; retired Consultant Psychiatrist and former Medical Director; UKCP Registered Family Therapist, UK