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Although I have been a hospice nurse for almost 19 years, I am not a counselor. However, I will be able to use some of the information I learned here to assist my patients and my colleagues with issues encountered during the difficult time when patients are dying and families are struggling with realities. I will definitely share this book with our bereavement counselors and social workers." Score: 90, 4 stars
--Doody's
[T]his is aÖbook about possibilities-not finalities...about all the different ways that people deal with loss and bereavementÖand how solution focused brief therapy can be helpful in making sense of the experience that people go through when facing death.
--Harry Korman, MD
Solution focused practice challenges the conventional approach to bereavement counseling by emphasizing solution building over simple problem-solving. Joel Simon, with over 16 years of experience in the field, demonstrates how this therapy can help clients think of possibilities, rather than limitations, when facing death or the loss of a loved one.
This book presents a general overview of solution focused practice, tools, and methodologies for practitioners. Simon also provides real-life vignettes and verbatim transcripts from actual patients in end-of-life or bereavement counseling. This book provides insight into the philosophy and practice of solution focused therapy, as applied to clients with life-limiting conditions and their loved ones.
Key topics discussed:
The use of language in solution focused practice: theory, meaning making, and the role of emotions
Tools of solution-building, with questions, troubleshooting guidelines, and tips for evaluating outcomes
The distinction between problem-solving and solution-building
Co-constructing goals with clients
Applying solution focused principles to hospice, grief, and bereavement practice
This resource serves as an invaluable tool for social workers, hospice workers, psychologists, and other bereavement and grief-counseling professionals."
Contents
Foreword
Preface
PART I: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Hospice: History and Philosophy
Chapter 2: The Historical Context of Solution Focused Practice
PART II: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SOLUTION FOCUS
Chapter 3: Use of Language in Solution Focus
Chapter 4: Principles of Solution-Building
Chapter 5: The Tools of Solution-Building
PART III: APPLYING SOLUTION FOCUS PRACTICE TO END-OF-LIFE AND GRIEF COUNSELING
Chapter 6: Stories of Healing: SF and the Dying Patient
Chapter 7: Expect the Unexpected: Solution Focus with Widowed Client
Chapter 8: The Other Woman: Solution Focus with a Bereaved Family
Chapter 9: Changing Perspectives: Solution Focus with a Bereaving Client
Afterword: Eulogy
References
Index
