Originally published in German as Begegnungen mit Steve de Shazer und Insoo Kim Berg (Verlag Modernes Lernen, 2012, ISBN 978-3808086863), with new material added for the English edition. When Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg founded the Brief Family Therapy Center (BFTC) in Milwaukee in 1978, they set out on a journey which led not only to the development of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) but also to a revolutionary influence across and beyond the whole psychotherapeutic field. Terms such as solution focus, resource orientation, scaling, miracle question and many more are taken for granted today, and the broader implications of their work on how we think about therapy are still emerging. Steve and Insoo worked all over the world, introducing people to their practices and inspiring many to get involved with SFBT and take their ideas into fields such as coaching, teaching, social work and organisational change. Their journeys created powerful and lasting connections, which are still producing new work and developments. This book lets you eavesdrop on many of the meetings and friendships which they developed over the years, and appreciate even more their work, ideas and contribution. The book contains memories and stories from former BFTC team members as well as numerous colleagues from Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Finland, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the USA. Reviews: "47 essays compiled by people who knew Steve and Insoo well - some recording the first appearance of some very familiar ideas. Every solution-focused worker will find familiar ideas in this book. There are many poignant memories here, reviving the understated style of Steve de Shazer and the vivid energy of Insoo Kim Berg. Readers will also find unexpected and interesting sidelights on both their characters and their practice. This book is a charming way to examine the beginnings of solution-focused approaches and their ground-breaking style of work." Dr Alasdair J Macdonald, Consultant Psychiatrist and Trainer, UK Contents: Arild Aambø, Oslo, Norway Keep it clean and simple! Corina Ahlers, Vienna, Austria Memories of Steve and Insoo Marianne and Kaspar Baeschlin, Winterthur, Switzerland Steve de Shazer and educators Janet Beavin Bavelas, Victoria, BC, Canada Memories of Steve and Insoo Hans Benniks, Hilversum, The Netherlands How Steve de Shazer has influenced my life as a therapist Ursula Bühlmann-Stahli, Bern, Switzerland Encounters for life Hélène Dellucci, Lyon, France My encounter with Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg Kirsten Dierolf, Frankfurt, Germany Found in translation Yvonne Dolan, Chicago, USA Hope is in the details, good days and bad days Heinrich Dreesen, Bremen, Germany A talking shirt and three oranges Wolfgang and Marianne Gaiswinkler Roessler, Vienna, Austria Our learning journey Evan George, London, UK "Just a bunch of talk" Wallace J. Gingerich, Cleveland, USA Observing what works Joachim Hesse, Euskirchen, Germany The miracle question as the beginning of a potentially wonderful healing Debbie Hogan, Singapore, Republic of Singapore A lasting legacy Svea van der Hoorn, Cape Town, South Africa Tragedy excavating to compost-making: A journey that has progressed while reading Minimal Elegance by Steve de Shazer Michael F. Hoyt, San Rafael, California, USA Remembering Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg Luc Isebaert, Bruges, Belgium Steve in Bruges Peter De Jong, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA My time with Steve and Insoo in Milwaukee Peter Kaimer, Bamberg, Germany Markers in rough terrain: Three memories of Steve & Insoo Esther Maria Keil, Berlin, Germany Konstevezius Harry Korman, Malmö, Sweden Meeting Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg Jan Kuipers, Groningen, The Netherlands Respectful - Patient - Creative - Original - Unique: an encounter with Insoo Kim Berg Jacek Lelonkiewicz, Lódz, Poland Miracles, earthquakes and lessons Eve Lipchik, Milwaukee, USA Memories Kurt Ludewig, Münster, Germany The return to useful practice - or 'What I owe to Steve among other things' Alasdair J. Macdonald, Carlisle, UK Meeting Steve and Insoo Mark McKergow, London, UK Steve de Shazer: A different kind of cleverness (...and Paul Gonslaves) Gale Miller, Milwaukee, USA A guy from Milwaukee: Memories of Steve de Shazer Scott. D. Miller, Chicago, USA Harumph and hard work: Five years with Steve de Shazer and Insoo Berg at BFTC Thorana S. Nelson, Utah, USA Memories Plamen Panayotov, Rousse, Bulgaria Farewell to Insoo and Steve Harvey Ratner, London, UK Insoo: A woman of many parts Gudrun Sickinger, Bremen, Germany The wonder of the miracle question - you may wonder... Therese Steiner, Embrach, Switzerland Some memories Philip Streit, Graz, Austria So dry, so warm, so austere, so emotional - Steve de Shazer's exciting therapy Vratislav Strnad, Prague, Czech Republic Paradigmatic Suspense Summoned up by SFBT with Steve and Insoo Peter Sundman, Helsinki, Finland "Be creative!" - Steve's motto for how to develop solution-focused practice Peter Szabó, Basel, Switzerland Time with Steve and Insoo Frank N. Thomas, Ford Worth, Texas, USA Recursive memories of Insoo and Steve Terry S. Trepper, Chicago, USA "We have chairs here" Coert Visser, Utrecht, The Netherlands "You don't know what a mountain is, do you?" Manfred Vogt, Bremen, Germany A question of attitude Michele Weiner-Davis, Boulder, USA Thoughts of Steve and Insoo John Wheeler, Newcastle, UK Memories of Insoo and Steve Ferdinand Wolf, Hornstein, Austria Three episodes with Steve de Shazer: personal and professional Sabine Zehnder Schlapbach, Bern, Switzerland After 10 years Steve and Insoo are still ever present! Yvonne Dolan, Chicago, USA Recipes from Milwaukee |