Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in Schools: A 360-Degree View of the Research and Practice Principles (SSWAA Workshop Series)

Since the publication of the First Edition, there have been several advances on the research on Solution-focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in schools. This Second Edition contains updates on how to apply SFBT to specific problem areas that school social workers frequently encounter. Each chapter has been updated and expanded to provide to incorporate a Response to Intervention approach (RtI) in many of the clinical "SFBT in Action" chapters. The authors also utilized results from the second national school social work survey, conducted by a team led by Dr. Kelly and currently in press at School Mental Health Journal and Social Work , to identify several targeted school-related problems that school social workers encounter in their work and demonstrate how to use solution-focused techniques for them. Despite being places with tremendous challenges for students and staff, schools are also places of solutions, strengths, and successes. This practical guide shows school social workers how to harness the solutions; filled with case examples, key points to remember, guidelines for reviewing resaerch, sample dialogue, and best practice tips, this book gives readers the essential tools to begin incorporating SFBT into their practice immediately. Teachers, administrators, and students face many challenges in schools, yet schools are also places of solutions, strengths, and successes. The second edition of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in Schools offers a practical guide that shows school social workers how to harness the solutions that are already happening in their schools by applying the principles of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). With its emphasis on strengths and short-term treatment, SFBT is a potentially powerful tool for school professionals to add to their repertoires. A solution-focused school social worker can help students, particularly those who are harder to engage, think about ways to focus on what’s working and how they can change their lives in positive ways. This second edition is part of the School Social Work Association of America Oxford Workshop Series and has been updated with new research and clinical practice information. New to this edition is a more thorough example of how to use SFBT within the Response-to-Intervention (RtI) framework with case examples demonstrating innovate ways. It also includes five new clinical chapters called “SFBT in Action.” These new chapters cover five of the most common student problems school social workers encounter in their jobs. Each of these new chapters provides an overview of the particular problem both nationally and in school settings and describe risk and protective factors. Along with a discussion on why SFBT is a useful approach for that particular problem, case examples are also provided illustrating how to use many of the specific solution-focused techniques for them. "Since the publication of the First Edition, there have been several advances on the research on Solution-focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in schools. This Second Edition contains updates on how to apply SFBT to specific problem areas that school social workers frequently encounter. Each chapter has been updated and expanded to incorporate a Response to Intervention approach (RTI) in many of the clinical "SFBT in Action" chapters. The authors also utilized results from the second national school social work survey, conducted by a team led by Dr. Kelly and currently in press at School Mental Health Journal and Social Work, to identify several targeted school-related problems that school social workers encounter in their work and demonstrate how to use solution-focused techniques for them. Despite being places with tremendous challenges for students and staff, schools are also places of solutions, strengths, and successes. This practical guide shows school social workers how to harness the solutions; filled with case examples, key points to remember, guidelines for reviewing research, sample dialogue, and best practice tips, this book gives readers the essential tools to begin incorporating SFBT into their practice immediately"--Provided by publisher Content: Machine generated contents note: -- Chapter 1: Introduction: A 360-Degree View of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in Schools -- Chapter 2: SFBT Techniques and Solution-Building -- Chapter 3: SFBT and Evidence-Based Practice: The State of the Science -- Chapter 4: Tier 1 Approach: Alternative Schools Adopting SFBT Model -- (Cynthia Franklin & Samantha Guz) -- Chapter 5: SFBT Within the Tier 2 Framework: Coaching Teachers to See the Solutions in Their Classrooms -- Chapter 6: SFBT Within the Tier 3 Framework: Case Examples of School Social Workers Using SFBT -- Chapter 7: SFBT in Action: Child Abuse and Neglect -- (Robert Blundo & Kristin W. Bolton) -- Chapter 8: SFBT in Action: Mental Health & Suicide Ideation -- (Carol Buchholz Holland) -- Chapter 9: Solution Focused Brief Therapy in Action: Substance Use -- (Adam S. Froerer & Elliott E. Connie) -- Chapter 10: SFBT in Action: Eating Disorders -- (Karrie Slavin & Johnny Kim).