"Points the way to much-needed systematic study of what seems to be a promising intervention mode in these days of managed care and the rise of brief therapy."

"About a decade ago, a new approach appeared on the horizon of psychotherapy. This simple approach, variously called solution-oriented, solution-focused, strength-based and competence-based therapy empowers clients, reenergizes burned-out and discouraged therapists, and happens to be a good fit with the demands of today's managed care environment. The pioneers in this work provided the bare bones of theory and methods which, by now, many therapists have learned. In this comprehensive and exhaustive work, a second generation of solution-based therapists go beyond the basics and extAnd the therapy to the treatment of domestic violence, chronic and severe mental illness, grief, school problems, and many other serious problems that at first glance seemed beyond the reach of such a simple method. Do you want to learn how to use this approach to reduce the length or necessity for hospitalization? To reduce the waiting list at your agency? To learn about the latest theoretical developments or research? It's all here. Check it out." (Bill O'Hanlon, author/co-author of In Search of Solutions, A Brief Guide to Brief Therapy, A Field Guide to Possibility Land, Rewriting Love Stories, and Shifting Contexts)

"After seeing videotapes of the many "worried well" clients in my practice, therapists attAnding my workshops frequently ask the "What about" questions. What about working with domestic violence cases? What about working with court-ordered cases? What about working with the chronically mentally ill? What about...At last, answers to all these "What about" questions and in one place, The Handbook of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. Try it, you'll like it!" (Michelle Weiner-Davis, co-author/author Divorce Busting, In Search of Solutions, and Fire Your Shrink)