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| Expanding the Possibilities: A Collaborative Strengths-Based Brief Therapy Approach with Children | |
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| Introduction: Myths about Children and Therapy | |
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| Superkids: How Resiliency Research Can Inform Our Clinical Practices | |
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| Positive Psychology: Studying What Is Right with People and Empowering Them to Flourish in Their Lives | |
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| An Evolving Integrative Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Model for Children and Adolescents: The Collaborative Strengths-Based Brief Therapy Approach | |
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| Applying the Collaborative Strengths-Based Brief Therapy Approach with Children | |
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| The Collaborative Strengths-Based Family Assessment Session | |
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| Eliciting Client Expertise through Their Self-Generated Pretreatment Changes | |
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| Overview of the Family Assessment Session | |
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| Assuming the Buddhist Perspective with a Twist | |
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| Defining and Clarifying the Problem | |
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| Meaning Making and Eliciting the Family Story | |
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| Determining the Real Customer(s) for Change | |
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| Coauthoring a New Family Story | |
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| Co-Constructing the Blueprint for Change Plan | |
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| The Editorial Reflection | |
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| The Postassessment Session Self-Reflection | |
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| Interviewing for Change: Co-Creating Compelling Future Realities with Children and Their Families | |
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| Interviewing for Change | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Finding Fit: Guidelines for Therapeutic Experiment Design, Selection, and Implementation | |
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| The Key Elements for Optimizing Fit with Therapeutic Experiment Design and Selection | |
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| Idea-Generating Strategies for Creative Problem Solving | |
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| Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Tasks: Old Standards That Work | |
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| Positive Psychology Therapeutic Experiments: Soloing and Playing with Passion and Meaning | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Curious George Meets Dr. Seuss: Family Play and Art Therapeutic Experiments | |
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| Major Family Play and Art Therapy Experiments | |
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| Externalizing Family Play and Art Therapy Strategies | |
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| Creative Visualization | |
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| The Mind as a Guest House: The Use of Mindfulness Meditation and Related Practices | |
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| Interpretation: A Cautionary Note | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Bringing Out the Best in Children: A Solution-Oriented Parenting Approach | |
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| Guiding Principles of Solution-Oriented Parenting | |
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| The Resilient Child: The Key Qualities and Skills Children Need to Flourish | |
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| Major Solution-Oriented Parenting Therapeutic Experiments and Strategies | |
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| Rules for Radical Parents: Gandhian Nonviolent Passive Resistance Tactics | |
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| Guidelines for Optimizing Therapeutic Cooperation in Second and Subsequent Sessions | |
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| The "Better" Group | |
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| The "Mixed-Opinion" Group | |
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| The "Same" Group | |
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| The "Worse" Group | |
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| Covering the Back Door: Constructive Strategies for Managing Family Slips and Setbacks | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Co-Constructing Change: Hosting Collaborative Conversations with Allies from Larger Systems | |
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| The Solution-Determined System | |
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| The Role of the Hosting Therapist | |
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| Key Elements of Successful Collaborative Relationships | |
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| Collaborative Interviewing | |
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| Case Examples | |
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| Building Strong Bridges from School to Home: Establishing Successful Collaborative Partnerships with Families and School Professionals | |
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| Guidelines for Fostering Cooperative Relationships with Teachers and Other School Personnel | |
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| Family-School Team Interventions | |
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| Solution-Determined School Team Meetings | |
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| Case Examples | |
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| Establishing Successful Family-Oriented Primary Care Partnerships with Pediatricians | |
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| Why Do Therapists Avoid Collaborating with Their Clients' Pediatricians?: Some Common Reasons and Unhelpful Assumptions | |
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| Partnering Successfully with Pediatricians | |
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| Case Examples | |
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| From Therapeutic Black Holes to Possibilities: Working with Complex Child Treatment Dilemmas | |
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| Therapeutic Black Holes: Pathways to Getting Stuck | |
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| Escaping into Workable Realities | |
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| Case Examples | |
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| Collaborative Strengths-Based Therapy and Beyond: Major Themes and Implications for the Future | |
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| Major Themes of the Book | |
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| Implications for the Future | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |