Interviewing for Solutions

by Peter De Jong, Insoo Kim Berg

Authors Peter De Jong and Insoo Kim Berg present an interviewing skills text with a unique solution-focused approach. This unique approach views clients as competent, helps them to visualize the changes they want, and builds on what they are already doing that works. Throughout the book, the authors' present models for solution-focused work, illustrated by examples and supported by research.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Counselling, Social Work, School, Mental Health, Reference

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Ekmef · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wat een belabberde vertaling zeg. Zinnen die niet lopen, veel echte fouten - het is duidelijk dat dit niet door professionele vertalers is gedaan. En soms vertalen ze jargon zelfs verkeerd.... Het is jammer dat het boek bij tijd en wijle onleesbaar is omdat de boodschap wel goed is. Aan de hand van praktijkvoorbeelden behandelen ze stapje voor stapje hoe oplossingsgerichte therapie in zijn werk gaat en uiteindelijk heb je echt zin om er in te duiken en het toe te gaan passen. Toch zou ik aanraden om voor de Engelse versie te gaan - behalve het veranderen van Engelse namen in Nederlandse (Nettie, Rinus, Willemse) stasn er geen specifieke tips voor het Nederlandse taalgebied in. Terwijl dat soms toch wel nodig is - waar je in Amerika wel gemakkelijk zegt 'tell me about...' Kom je in NL niet heel ver met 'vertel over je situatie'. Dan wordt het toch meer iets 'vertel eens, hoe zit dat nu met....'. Verder formuleren wij Nederlanders alles veel directer waardoor veel stukjes voorbeelddialoog wat gekunsteld aandoen. Juist hier zou je de expertise van in het veld werkzame psychologen moeten kunnen zien....

[elise lim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Solution focused approach in the helping profession.
Peppered with relatable examples...
Authors made this approach easy to understand.
A keeper.

[Nannette Serra · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had to do a lot of interviewing while writing for the newspaper. This is somewhat different but , nevertheless, I can find out someone's life history within a few minutes without them realizing it. You have to have an interest in other people to be a good interviewer.

[Renae · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clearly written, easy to read, exceptionally useful steps outlined, as well as very beneficial case examples shared that make implementing this model into practice very practical... and most importantly, it works!!! I highly encourage all social workers and counselors to check out this book!

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great resource for therapists and therapists in training. The Solution-focused approach.

[Shana · Rating 3 out of 5]

The experience of reading this text on solution-focused therapy for the second time has opened my eyes to how much I have grown as a therapist. The first time I read this, I had yet to see my first client and I was reading it as if it were something I might utilize one day in the therapy room. Now, having actually put much of it to practice with many clients, I have a deeper appreciation for the situations and types of clients that can truly benefit from this theoretical orientation. It didn't feel like a re-read, or to put it more accurately, it feels as if a whole different person was reading this book for the first time.

[Fishface · Rating 3 out of 5]

The information in this book is very useful and helpful, a good basic training on motivational interviewing, but the dang thing has literally put me to sleep 4x as I've been trying to read it. It just goes too slowly for someone with any real experience in the field. One entertaining thing about it, though, is all the frozen-North Swedish-English usage. When a therapist with a Korean name says to client, "Ya," and the client, and African-American teen mom, answers "Ya. Oh, ya," it makes me want to rush to the VCR and watch FARGO again.

[Ami · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for learning solution focused therapy. Easy to understand.

[Julia Gallagher]

Reading for class this semester.