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Many of those drawing on Solution Focus in their work are based in organisations that impose certain expectations and demands. Often these expectations and demands can be thought of as 'problem-focused'. Chris Iveson shares some of his thoughts about how to manage such environments.

Asking 'how are you going to do it' is such an obvious questions to ask! So why do SF practitioners not ask this obvious question. There must be a good reason. Evan George thinks that there are a number of good reasons.

Clients feeling 'blamed' by professionals is not an uncommon experience and is never productive or useful. So how do Solution Focused practitioners transform the 'blaming' process and turn it into something positive? Evan George shares some thoughts.

Are there elements of practice within the Solution Focused approach that are taken for granted, that go without saying? Evan George thinks so.

Chris Iveson shares his thinking about using the Solution Focused approach with Families. Solution Focused Practice is always the same and yet always different. Chris leads you through the sameness and the difference and working with families will never seem so daunting again.

You must read this - Chris Iveson writes about working with children.

Solution Focus has a great track record for working with adolescents. Evan George describes 12 ideas of things that we can do that can make a difference in this work.

Chris Iveson helps us to sort out a muddle that can catch us out when we get confused about on the one hand 'doing therapy/coaching' and on the other 'doing our jobs'. As Chris says 'nowhere is this muddle more confusing than when assessing the safety of (and risk to) children in families where relationships have gone awry.'

We are talking about something really small . . . .really, really small. We are talking about the difference between ‘a’ and ‘the’. Can the difference between ‘a’ and ‘the’ make a difference? I have begun to think that it can.

Another great conference organised by Essex County Council's Essex Social Care Academy (ESCA) and all our friends in the Divisional Based Intervention Team (DBIT). And remember that Chris Iveson and our BRIEF International friend and colleague Elliott Connie will be there.