The journal Family Therapy Case Studies was published by Eastwood Family Therapy Centre (Michael Durrant's earlier venture) in the 1980s and 1990s. It was later called Case Studies in Brief and Family Therapy. The journal contained case studies, and other papers, that illustrated various therapy aspects and applications.

We have been encouraged to make papers from the journal available for people to download.

NOTE that the journal was NOT specifically Solution-focused in its content and that some of the articles represent a "snap-shot" of the particular authors' practice at that particular time in their development. Nonetheless, we hope these may be of interest.

The articles are available here, as PDF files, with the authors' permission, for which we thank them.

NOTE: There are more papers to come — so check back!

Dan Blymyer & Barbara Sheer — Intermittent Therapy: Dealing with those clients who just won't go away.

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Dan Blymyer & Christopher Smith — Utilization of Detoxification: A brief, solution-oriented treatment approach for chemical dependency.

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Claire Booth — Brief Therapy in H.I.V. Counselling: Recreating Hope

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Tracey Brouk & Tracy Todd — Contextual Contamination or Solution Preparation: Reviewing student records from a solution-focused perspective.

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Brian Cade — Treating the House Like a Hotel: From simile to metaphor

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Brian Cade — The Mini-Tornado: Turning hyperactivity into energy

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Brian Cade — The Art of Neglecting Children: Passing the responsibility back.

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Don Coles — Getting in Control of the Past and the Future: The story of a family's courage and a therapist's puzzlement.

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Michael Durrant — Saying 'Boo' to Mr. Scarey: Writing a book provides a solution.

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Michael Durrant — Change: Principles of Model Formation and Model Innovation – The influence of John Weakland.

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Teresa Dyck, Dan Blymyer & Barbara Sheer — Jean empowers herself: Keeping it simple by assuming competence.

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Ben Furman — Giving Consultation To One's Parents: What is a task for?

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Kate Kowalski — The Girl With The Know-How: Finding solutions to a school problem.

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Kate Kowalski & Ron Kral — The Geometry Of Solution: Using the scaling technique

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Di O'Neil & Wayne McCashen — Competency-Based Family Support: Brief therapy as a tool in goal setting and family valuing in child protection Work.

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Jane Peller & John Walter — Celebrating The Living: A solution-focused approach to the normal grieving process.

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Lee Shilts & Arlene Gordon — Simplifying the Miracle.

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Martin Soderquist & Harry Korman — The Therapy Failed but the Patient Succeeded: Family therapy with a heroin addict and her family of origin.

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Frank Thomas — The Experience Of Solution.Oriented Therapy: Post-therapy client interviewing.

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Andrew Turnell and Larry Hopwood — Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: I. A first session outline.

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Andrew Turnell and Larry Hopwood — Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: II. An outline for second and subsequent sessions.

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Andrew Turnell and Larry Hopwood — Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: III. Beyond the first few sessions - Ideas for (stuck' cases and case closure.

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John Walter & Jane Peller — Going Beyond The Attempted Solution: A couple's meta-solution.

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