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There is a rich and extensive literature in the world of Solution Focused Practice. Many practitioners have favourite books that have inspired their practice over the years. UKASFP membership includes several highly respected SF authors. And some UKASFP members may have an aspiration to write a book of their own. The SF Bookshelf page is for all these issues and more! Members are invited to submit reviews of new and favourite books or papers, see Review Guidance. For any queries, contact admin@ukasfp.org
Author Interview Nick Perry talks about writing and editing Solution Focused Practice and Mental Crisis: Inclusive Support Towards Safety and Hope (Routledge, 2025) The book takes a whole systems perspective, presenting SFP as a "common language" between different professional cultures and making the case for its use across all environments of mental health crisis care. The chapters explore the uniqueness of SFP, chart its history in the UK, and outline ways in which SFP can optimise client agency as well as positively impact worker wellbeing. Nick Perry is a registered social worker, an Approved Mental Health Professional, and is accredited by the UK Association for Solution Focused Practice. Posted 28.09.2025
Book Review: The Mind is Flat: The Illusion of Mental Depth and The Improvised Mind Nick Chater, Penguin, 2018, 251 pages Reviewed by Joel Marks If you are interested in Solution Focused approaches, then the title of this book immediately catches the attention. In "The Solutions Focus, Paul Z. Jackson, Mark McKergow (2024 3rd ed.), p98" the authors make the statement "Stay on the surface -work with what you find. There is plenty to work with." Teri Pichot in conversation with Mochi Landry (https://youtu.be/KPCqouN3_gk?si=HcxhRybCbAXFSLgl&t=1842) states that Solutions Focus does not have a theory of pathology or change, it is a meta-model. So both the practice and theory of SFBT is 'surface.' In the book "The Mind is Flat", a theory of mind is put forward that is entirely consistent with this approach. As such, it is one of the few theories of psychology that speaks to the fundamental pre-conceptions of Solution Focused approaches. Read Joel's review here Posted 08.02.2025
Book Review: Women’s Perspectives on the Solution Focused Approach: International Applications and Interventions Anne-Marie Wulf and Jacqui Von Cziffra-Bergs (eds.) Routledge, 2024. Reviewed by Susannah Stobart What led me to read this book? My interest was piqued during 2024, when posts on LinkedIn began introducing this book’s forthcoming publication. It was a novel idea: a book giving voice to nineteen women from across the globe, who use a Solution Focused approach within an extraordinarily diverse range of work settings. Read Susannah's review here Posted 04.01.2025
Book Review: The Solution Focused Brief Therapy Diamond by Elliott Connie and Dr Adam Froerer (2023) Reviewed by Martin Buckley This book is a solution-focused best-seller, and most SF-ers have heard of it even if they haven’t read it. If you are one of those who hasn’t — should you? As a new SF recruit, I am hesitant to review the Diamond, but having read it several times over 18 months, I do feel able at least to present it to those who haven’t. Read Martin's Review here Posted 16.11.2024
Authors online interview: Paul Z. Jackson & Mark McKergow talk about The Solutions Focus 3rd edition with Martin Buckley View the recording of the webinar held on 24.11.2024 here
Among the extensive SF literature, Paul Z. Jackson & Mark McKergow’s book The Solutions Focus has had a huge impact on the field, the 1st edition in 2002 being the first publication to describe SF practice beyond the context of therapy. Their 3rd edition of the book is fully revised and updated, reflecting the increasing importance of coaching and solution focused practices in team and organisational environments. Writer and journalist Martin Buckley hosted a discussion with Paul and Mark including the origin of the book, it’s impact over the last 22 years, the rewriting of the current edition, and how to get a book published.
Author interview: Andrew Gibson discusses the writing of his two solution focused books 'What's Your URP?' and 'Make Life Simple.' Andrew is a freelance coach, consultant and trainer specialising in Solution Focused Practice. He works with individuals and teams, and focuses on helping people who help people who need help. View Andrew's interview here Posted 09.03.2024
Book Review: Moved to Tears, Moved to Action: Solution Focused Brief Therapy with Women and Children by Jane Lethem (1994) Reviewed by Shona Horsman I have a fascination with the female perspective of SFBT. There are a number of prominent women who have helped develop the approach and continue to lead the way today within the SF world. This is a short, easy-to-read book that is a piece of SF history and fascinating lens on gender and practice. Read Shona's review here Posted 10.02.2024
Author interview: Coaching A to Z - The Extraordinary Use of Ordinary Words with Haesun Moon Haesun Moon, Ph.D., is a communication scientist, an educator, and author based in Toronto, Canada. In this video, she talks with Susannah Stobart about her about her book Coaching A to Z: The Extraordinary Use of Ordinary Words. Posted 15.01.2024
Author interview: Working with Solution Focused Brief Therapy in Healthcare Settings A Practical Guide (Kidge Burns & Sarah Northcott, 2023) Kidge talks with Ian Shepherd about the new book, view the conversation here Posted 22/12/2023
Book review in the Journal of Solution Focused Practices: - Confident Career Conversations: Empower Your Employees for Career Growth and Retention by Antoinette Oglethorpe
Book Review:- Coaching A-Z: The Extraordinary Use of Ordinary Words by Haesun Moon PhD Susannah Stobart writes I was drawn to this book after noticing it appear in my LinkedIn feed a couple of times and I was curious to learn more about SF within coaching. However, whilst it might be used to support a framework of coaching conversations, in my opinion it is a book for everyone who has conversations in their work, personal lives or with themselves. Read Susannah's review here Posted 23/10/2023
Living well with Cancer: a Solution-Focused Approach....a.k.a. how to be 'undead A new book by UKASFP Member Dr. Dominic Bray It's one thing to be offered months, even years of life from clever cancer treatments. It's quite another to benefit from them. As Socrates taught us, it is not life, but good life, that is to be chiefly valued. Or as E. E. Cummings put it, 'Unbeing dead isn't being alive'. But how may becoming fully alive become a reality? Posted 22/12/2022 |
06/11/2025
Volta - UKASFP meet-up
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