Kids'Skills in Action: A Solution-focused method for coaching children to overcome difficulties

by Ben Furman

Kids'Skills is a revolutionary solution-focused method for helping children overcome all types of emotional and behavioral difficulties. The method has been developed in Finland by a team consisting of kindergartens teachers and psychotherapists. It is simple, child-friendly, easy to learn and fun to use. A perfect method for teachers, therapists, but also for parents to use at home. The author of the book, Dr. Ben Furman, is an internationally renowned psychiatrist who has been teaching Kids'Skills in many countries around the world.
In the book you will read about how the method was developed, what are the psychological ideas that it is based on, and what are the steps of the method. Once you have an idea of what Kids'Skills is all about, you will be presented a wealth of cases studies from around the word of children who have successfully conquered their difficulties with Kids'Skills.

181 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 18, 2016

About the author

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Ben Zwi Hirsch Furman is a Finnish psychiatrist, registered trainer-psychotherapist, teacher of solution-focused therapy, co-director of Helsinki Brief Therapy Institute Ltd. and a writer. Also Approved Supervisor of the American Association of Marital and Family Therapy 1995-2000.

Ben founded The Helsinki Brief Therapy Institute, Ltd, together with his colleague Tapani Ahola in 1986. The institute provides professional training in solution-focused psychotherapy, coaching, supervision, and leadership.

Ben has written over 20 books covering such varied topics as psychotherapy, leadership, management, coaching, work environment, resiliency, child therapy, family therapy and self help. His books have been translated to many foreign languages including English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Icelandic, Hebrew, Estonian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Bulgarian.

Over the years Ben has developed a number of solution-focused tools or methods that help poeple solve problems, overcome difficulties and make improvements in their life. The most well known are Reteaming, Twin-Star, Cooperation and Kids' Skills.

Ben teaches in and lectures in his own country as well as abroad. In Finland he is well known for his informative psychological program on national TV which he hosted for several years during 1990's and 2000's. More recently Ben was working for two years with the radio hosting a biweekly two hour call in program on YLE, National Finnish Radio. During the fall of 2012 Ben was involved in a reality show called "Pissed off" which explored the coaching of five well known Finnish persons to help them improve the quality of their life. In this series Ben acted as the coach of one of the five persons.

Ben lectures internationally and has over the years had engagements in several European countries as well as overseas.

(Sources:
http://www.benfurman.com/en/more-info...
http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Furman)

Reviews

[Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short book. Looks simple. Will now need to try it out. Looks promising, but I have my small doubts.

[Maile · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have practiced the skills learning for over three years now with all my three sons. Since one of them has a bit social behaviour problems and this skill-learning really worked with him I recommend to all parents (and especially to those who have not the "average" child): read and do! It helps the kid and it helps You too.

[Signe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Praktilise kasutuseni ma pole veel jõudnud, aga raamat aitab toetada suhtumist, et probleemi korral tuleb tegeleda mitte probleemi rõhutamisega, vaid uue oskuse õppimisega. Väga loogiline raamat, õnneks ka hea kiire lugemine.

[Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pigem lasteaiale või algklassidele. Väiksematele klassidele, kus on võimalik kõigile eraldi tähelepanu pöörata.