Denise Yusuf brings together leading figures and innovative practitioners from different professions, contexts and countries to provide a unique overview of Solution Focused work with children and young people.

Denise Yusuf is a qualified social worker and Solution Focused coach and supervisor who works across a variety of settings. She brings experience, expertise and passion to her work with children and young people, as well as a keen interest in, and admiration for, the work of her Solution Focused colleagues around the world.

List of Figures; About the editor and list of contributors; Foreword by Michael Durrant; 1. Introduction, Denise Yusuf; 2. There's More To Children Than Meets The Eye, Chris Iveson; 3. Solution Focused Play Therapy, Pamela K. King; 4. Voice And Choice: The Vulnerable Child And The Solution Focused Process, Rachel Carrick-Birtwell; 5. Kids'Skills: A Creative Solution Focused Method For Helping Children Overcome Difficulties And Problems, Ben Furman; 6. From Challenging to Outstanding, Yasmin Ajmal; 7. Bridging Cultural Divides In International Schools With Solution Focused Approaches, Felina Heart; 8. The Butterfly Effect, Elliot E. Connie; 9. Building Co-operation and Engagement with Adolescents, Evan George; 10. Solution Focused Practices in the Assessment of Learning Problems: Panning for Gold, Jeff Chang and Don Braun; 11. A Solution Focused Team Conversation: Helping Educators Create Lasting Solutions with Students, Linda Metcalf; 12. Put The Numbers In! The Value Of Scale Questions, Harvey Ratner; 13. Dream...Believe...Achieve: A School In South Africa That has Developed A Philosophy Based On Solution Focused Principles, Nick Birkett and Merritt Watson; 14. Solution Focused Practice In A British University, Peter J. Eldrid; 15. Coaching For Youth Offenders In An Institutional Setting, Joe Chan; 16. Solution Focused 'Injections': Solution Focused Working In Acute Paediatric Settings, Harriet Conniff; 17. Using the Solution Focused Approach within New Zealand Police to Create Happy Endings for Young People and Their Families, Emma Burns; 18. Trusting The Child: Using The Solution Focused Approach With Children And Young People On The Edge Of Care, Luke Goldie-McSorley; 19. Facing New Challenges Using A Solution Focused Approach: Creating A Supportive Learning Process For Roma Adolescents, Árpád Bárnai and Viktória Soregi; 20. Figuring Futures: The Art Of Reframing Challenges, Elke Gybels and Rik Prenen; 21. Solution Focused Work In High-Risk Child Protection Cases: How The Solution Focused Mindset and Creativity Helped Put The Children In The Centre of The Work And Create Possibility For Change, Michael Petersen And Rikke Ludvigsen; 22. Yes...And: Useful Conversations Around Trauma, Pamela K. King; 23. Incorporating The Solution Focused Approach In Tackling Selective Mutism, Anita McKiernan; 24. A Tiny Little Piece Of Hope: Accompanying Parentally Bereaved Children And Adolescents In Their Journey Through Parental Terminal Illness, Grief And Healing via A Solution Focused Pathway, Xenia Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous; 25. High-Conflict Divorce And Parenting: How Solution Focused Presence Can Help, Jeff Chang; 26. Spreading Kindness: The Alchemy Of Translation, DeniseYusuf; Index