Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg developed the solution-focused model in the context of psychotherapy. The solution model not only spreads rapidly within the original field but also in many other fields of application. This is possible because the solution-focused way of thinking and working is a process model. In itself, the model is without content. The content comes from the client and the situation at hand. This chapter presents an overview of the ten essential elements that built the framework of the solution-focused approach. The author refers to the chapters in the book where the reader will encounter all these essentials in the interventions and conversations between the protagonists.

The extensive conversations between the protagonists will give readers an idea of how it goes in real life and offer them a chance to study the details of the solution-focused language.