Solution-Focused Applied Psychology

A Design Science Research Based Protocol

Louis Cauffman, Mathieu Weggeman

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Routledge
15 September 2023

Counselling & advice services; Psychological theory & schools of thought; Psychological methodology; Psychotherapy

This book presents a research-based solution-focused applied psychology approach (SoFAP-P) that is efficient and effective in helping clients address challenges and can be applied to a wide range of psychological domains.

Lessons learned from preceding psychological models, including psychoanalysis, behavioral therapy, humanistic psychology, family systems therapy and the pioneering contributions of Milton Erickson and the groundbreaking solution-focused therapy of Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg, culminate in this innovative SoFAP-P approach. Based on a thorough analysis of many solution-focused case studies, this tested and validated scientifically based protocol can be used as a learning guide to better understand the SoFAP-P, as well as the innovative qualitative methodology used to validate it. Cauffman and Weggeman show how this design science research (DSR) methodology is used to design, test and validate a generic set of actions that yield interventions to effectively apply to solution-focused client cases.

The book demonstrates the importance of SoFAP-P to both psychological science and society and offers a glimpse into its growing potential as an intervention model. Those interested in the field of DSR will benefit from the overview of one of the first applications of DSR methodology in the psychological sciences, as well as students and academics in applied psychology.

By: Louis Cauffman, Mathieu Weggeman
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9781032519272
ISBN 10: 1032519274
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 15 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction on the Content Dr. Peter de Jong Introduction on the Methodology Dr. Joan van Aken 1. Introducing a Solution-Focused Applied Psychology Protocol, (SoFAP-P) 2. Field Problem and Design Objective 3. Empirical Grounding of the SoFAP-P Design 4. SoFAP-P, a Solution-focused Applied Psychology Protocol 5. Validating SoFAP-P 6. Evaluation of SoFAP-P and a Glance into the Future Appendix A: SoFAP-P Cases ex ante Appendix B: The 4 Minimax Decision Rules in detail Appendix C: Use of building blocks in the SoFAP-P design Appendix D: Opinion survey among solution-focused applied psychology practitioners; questions and results Literature Acknowledgements

Louis Cauffman is a Clinical Psychologist and Business Economist. One of the first to introduce the solution-focused approach in Europe, Louis remains passionate in his further development of the solution-focused approach as an epistemological tool. He is owner-director of SOLT.E.A.M, an international training institute, author of Developing and Sustaining a Successful Family Business: A Solution Focused Guide (Routledge 2022) and Creating Sustainable Results with Solution-Focused Applied Psychology: A Practical Guide for Coaches and Change Facilitators (Routledge 2023). Mathieu Weggeman is a Full Professor of Organizational Science and Innovation Management at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). At that university, he also obtained his MSc in Industrial Engineering and he holds a PhD in Strategic Management from Tilburg University, Netherlands. In recent years, Weggeman has been particularly committed to further developing and applying the design science research methodology within the Sciences of the Artificial (Simon, 1969).

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Cauffman and Weggeman propose a way to extend the solution-focused approach into the field of applied psychology. They call their approach a Solution-focused Applied Psychology Protocol (SoFAP-P) by using a scientific innovation called Design Science Research as a methodology to ground their practice. Their conceptualization and presentation of SoFAP-P is true to the assumptions, spirit, and practices of the approach's founders, Steve de Shazer, Insoo Kim Berg, and their colleagues at the Brief Family Therapy Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Practitioners, researchers, and theorists alike will find much to admire and use in this clearly written, lively, and engaging book. Dr. Peter De Jong, PhD, M.S.W. , Calvin University, USA By developing a scientific basis for a psychological treatment - the SoFAP-P design - they have played a pioneering role in the application of DSR to the field of applied psychology. As a co-developer of DSR, I hope this book stimulates further innovative developments to bring DSR methodology to the field of psychology. Dr. Joan van Aken, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands.