{"title":"Editorial Volume 8 Number 1","authors":"M. McKergow","doi":"10.59874/001c.120767","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59874/001c.120767","url":null,"abstract":"This editorial outlines the contents of Volume 8 Number 1 and gives details of how the journal is developing both in terms of governance structure, new members of the team, and a new channel for updates. We also honour Björn Johansson, a much missed inspiration to the solution focused world and to this journal.","PeriodicalId":137801,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solution Focused Practices","volume":" 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141672261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fear of COVID-19 and Psychological Adjustment Among International Students: Solution-Focused Thinking as a Moderator","authors":"Aman Sado Elemo","doi":"10.59874/001c.120630","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59874/001c.120630","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and solution-focused thinking and how it affects the psychological adjustment of international students amid the pandemic. A total of 167 international students participated in this cross-sectional survey using snowball sampling. Solution focused thinking was revealed to have negative and significant relationship with fear of COVID-19 and psychological adjustment problems. However, positive association was noted in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and psychological adjustment problems The moderation analysis performed using the PROCESS Macro shown that solution focused thinking significantly moderated the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and psychological adjustment problems. The findings in this study have important implications to interventions intended to facilitate international students’ adjustment to consider solution-focused thinking-oriented interventions.","PeriodicalId":137801,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solution Focused Practices","volume":" 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141678546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Opportunities in Solution-Focused Interviewing: Clients’ Key Words and Therapists’ Responses by Joel K Simon and Lance Taylor","authors":"Anne-Marie Wulf","doi":"10.59874/001c.120724","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59874/001c.120724","url":null,"abstract":"This new examination of the insights microanalysis offers into the co-construction of conversations between therapist and client takes a fresh look at how practitioners select from among client’s responses, and what opportunities each choice offers. With practical charts providing clear ways to ‘defragment’ clients’ utterances, the book also helps practitioners better analyse their own practices.","PeriodicalId":137801,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solution Focused Practices","volume":"162 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141681905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solution-Focused Counseling in Schools, 4th Edition by John J Murphy","authors":"Katalin Hankovszky-Christiansen","doi":"10.59874/001c.120413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59874/001c.120413","url":null,"abstract":"This fourth edition of Solution-Focused Counseling in Schools is an important update to an already popular resource, offering school counsellors advanced tools and strategies to implement solution-focused techniques in a dynamic and often challenging environment, with a focus on empowerment, practical application, cultural competence and the counsellor’s’ own learning process.","PeriodicalId":137801,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solution Focused Practices","volume":"265 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141708327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Solution Focused Approach in Times of War: Views From the Inside","authors":"Victoria Spashchenko","doi":"10.59874/001c.117595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59874/001c.117595","url":null,"abstract":"In this article, I will be sharing my personal and professional experience of applying a Solution Focused Approach (SFA) during the war in my country. I will consider what worked and what was difficult, try to summarise the resilient strategies of Ukrainians, highlight (not for the first time) the power of a single question and speculate if there are naturally solution focused people and countries.","PeriodicalId":137801,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solution Focused Practices","volume":"21 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141118087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solution Focused Trifecta: A Guide to Being Solution Focused. Workbook for School Counsellors by Joe George","authors":"Lisa Blond Booth","doi":"10.59874/001c.117538","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59874/001c.117538","url":null,"abstract":"Joe George’s workbook on the Solution Focused model is easy-to-read, thoughtful and concise. Geared towards school counsellors and conversations that might be shorter than a standard therapy session, it supports an informal SF model well attuned to school environments, making it equally easily to co-construct both quick hallway conversations with students or contacts with colleagues and families.","PeriodicalId":137801,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solution Focused Practices","volume":"127 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140977607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solution Focused Team Coaching: Second Edition by Kirsten Dierolf, Cristina Mühl, Carlo Perfetto and Rafal Szaniawski","authors":"Louise Bower","doi":"10.59874/001c.117285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59874/001c.117285","url":null,"abstract":"In our post-covid world there is an ever-increasing need to ensure that our group events, particularly if taking place online, are engaging and participative if we are to gain the attention and enthusiasm of our group. The tools and techniques in this book will help us to achieve this, with plenty of ideas and variety that will keep group coaching or group thinking sessions fresh and dynamic.","PeriodicalId":137801,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solution Focused Practices","volume":" 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140992409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Relational Workplace: How Relational Intelligence Grows Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Cultures of Connection by Saliha Bava and Mark Greene","authors":"Julio Principe","doi":"10.59874/001c.115764","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59874/001c.115764","url":null,"abstract":"This book by Saliha Bava and Mark Greene is necessary and timely. It invites us to open new spaces for conversation in the family, social and business worlds, using simple language, friendly graphics and inspiring examples.","PeriodicalId":137801,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solution Focused Practices","volume":"209 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140750328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Elfie J Czerny and Dominik Godat: Something That Could Change the World","authors":"M. McKergow","doi":"10.59874/001c.90441","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59874/001c.90441","url":null,"abstract":"Dominik Godat and Elfie Czerny have probably met more Solution Focused (SF) practitioners, authors and researchers than anyone else on the planet. Having discovered SF – and each other – in the 2000s, they set out with their young daughter in a motorhome on an odyssey around North America and Europe to spread the SF word, to meet anyone interested, to help people and learn more about how SF is used in different ways by different people, which led to the 109 episodes of the Simply Focus podcast .","PeriodicalId":137801,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solution Focused Practices","volume":"19 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138603162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Confident Career Conversations: Empower Your Employees for Career Growth and Retention by Antoinette Oglethorpe","authors":"Rod Sherwin","doi":"10.59874/001c.90204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.59874/001c.90204","url":null,"abstract":"Long gone are the days of working for the same organisation for your entire career. Yet employees still want and need guidance on how to progress their careers. If you are someone who leads or manages others or a coach, this book provides you with a structured process for conducting career conversations with your people.","PeriodicalId":137801,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solution Focused Practices","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139242799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}