This book is a collection of solution focused practice across Asia, offering case examples from the fields of therapy, supervision, education, coaching and organisation consulting. It demonstrates the usefulness of the solution focused approach in the Asian context by providing practice based evidence, and highlights the diversity of application. By sharing real case examples in action across Asia, it is the aim of this book to stimulate the curious and inspire the converted. It gives readers a taste of what it is like to use this approach within an Asian context, in different areas of practice and within a broad spectrum of clinical issues. The examples offer exciting and creative ways in which solution focused practice can be used within the Asian context – with the hope that more practitioners will be curious enough to give solution focused practice serious consideration as a viable, evidence-based practice.

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction to Solution Focused Practice in Asia: Creative Applications in Diverse Fields Part I: Solution Focused Practice in Therapeutic Settings in Asia 2. Introduction to Solution Focused Practice in Therapeutic Settings in Asia 3. The Solution Focused Approach in Therapeutic Settings: From Cannot to Can: Like a Dream Come True 4. Chinese Cultural Values and Solution Focused Therapy 5. Solution Focused Interventions in Addictions Treatment in Asia: ‘Breaking the Bonds of Shame and Isolation’ 6. The Unsung Heroes and Heroines: Uncovering Clients’ Hidden Strengths and Resources within a Singapore Mental Health Setting 7. From Helpless and Hopeless to Empowerment and Recovery: Using Solution Focused Brief Therapy with Clients with Psychosis 8. Simpler and Simpler! The 10-minute Solution Building Approach in a Psychiatry Setting 9. Being Bilingual 10. A Perfect Match 11. Solution Focused Play Therapy: Working with Children in the Philippines 12. The Solution Balloon: An Effective Tool for Applying SFBT with Children and Families 13. Working with Taiwanese Mother-Child Relational Conflict Using the Solution Focused Brief Therapy Framework: A Practice-Based Reflection 14. ‘There were so many Little Things’. Working Creatively with Clients Part II: Solution Focused Practice in Supervision in Asia 15. Introduction to Solution Focused Practice in Supervision in Asia 16. From the Blind Leading the Blind to Leading from One Step Behind: Experiences from Running a Solution Focused Supervision Group for Case Managers 17. I’ve Done it Before, I Can Do it Again: Words of Wisdom from a Speech Therapist Supervisee 18. Solution Focused Supervision with Hong Kong Counselling Students 19. From Solving Problems to Finding Solutions: A Change in Perspective for Consultation and Supervision in an International School in Hong Kong 20. The Utilisation of a Solution Focused Approach in the Supervision of a Government Welfare Project in South Korea 21. Be the Supervisor You Wish to See in the World 22. ‘Pulling Up the Shoots to Help Them Grow’ and Other Oriental Pearls of Solution-Focused Wisdom Part III: Solution Focused Practice in Education in Asia 23. Introduction to Solution Focused Practice in Education in Asia 24. Working with Young People when they say ‘I Don’t Know’ 25. ‘Not Knowing’: Curiosity as a Tool for Working with Students from Different Cultures 26. Solutions for Challenging Dilemmas in Cambodian Education 27. Resetting the Bar: Solution Focused Scaling with Children in Hong Kong 28. The Melding of Two Different Cultures: Finding Balance Between School and Home 29. Primary Aged Students Find Solutions in Asia 30. Turning Bullies to Allies 31. ‘Amy the Amazing’ Implements ‘Project Control’ : Building Collaboration between Student, Parents and the School 32. Why Should I? Working with Troubled Youth in Singapore Part IV: Solution Focused Practice in Coaching in Asia33. Introduction to Solution Focused Practice in Coaching in Asia 34. Solution Focused Coaching for Business Solutions 35. Metaphors Creating Miracles: The Power and Pitfalls of Using Metaphors in SF Coaching 36. The Solution Focused Huddle: Assisting Employees Amidst Organisation Redundancy 37. Solution Focused Team Facilitation: Co-creating our Shared Future 38. Look for the Silver Lining 39. Application of Solution Focused Coaching in Occupational Therapy for Mental Health Recovery in Hong Kong 40. SF Coaching in Asia Through an Intercultural Lens 41. Truly More than a Miracle: Why ‘Keqing’ and not ‘Jiaolian’ in Chinese?: Working with the Solution Focused Approach in China Part V: Solution Focused Practice in Organisations in Asia 42. Introduction to Solution Focused Practice in Organisations in Asia 43. ‘SF Inside’: Why the ‘SF Inside Concept’ can be Useful in Organisational Development 44. Managing Change and Organisational Culture 45. Change your Conversation, Change your Organisation: SF Consulting Leveraging Strategic Methods of Collaboration 46. ‘Work Smarter, not Harder’ 47. See it and Make it Happen! 48. Conflict Resolution Goes Mother Goose 49. The Solution Focused Approach in a Children’s Home 50. Working Less, Doing More