The Use of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with Families

Solution-focused brief therapy is a systemic model that focuses on the resources that each family brings into the therapy room. The authors of this chapter review the main assumptions of solution-focused brief therapy, key tenets of the model, and provide rationale for using this model with families with children with ASD. In this chapter, the authors also discuss how to alter and enhance solution-focused brief therapy interventions for individuals and families so they can be most effective.