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1- From problem solving to solution building 2- Solution buildingL the basics 3- Skills for not knowing 4- Getting started: how to pay attention to what the client wants 5- How to Amplify what clients want: the miracle question 6- Exploring for exceptions: building on client strengths and successes 7- Formulating feedback for clients 8- Later sessions: finding, amplifying, and measuring client progress 9- Interviewing client in involuntary situations: children, dyads, and the mandated 10- Interviewing in crisis situations 11- Outcomes 12- Professional values and human diversity 13- Agency, group, and community practice 14- Applications 15- Theoretical implications

Clear and applied, INTERVIEWING FOR SOLUTIONS features a unique solutions-oriented approach to basic interviewing in the helping professions. Peter DeJong and Insoo Kim Berg's proven 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