Solution-Focused Applied Psychology

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).

"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.

• Introduction on the Content Dr. Peter de JongIntroduction on the Methodology Dr. Joan van Aken1. Introducing a Solution-Focused Applied Psychology Protocol, (SoFAP-P)2. Field Problem and Design Objective3. Empirical Grounding of the SoFAP-P Design4. SoFAP-P, a Solution-focused Applied Psychology Protocol5. Validating SoFAP-P6. Evaluation of SoFAP-P and a Glance into the FutureAppendix A: SoFAP-P Cases ex ante Appendix B: The 4 Minimax Decision Rules in detailAppendix C: Use of building blocks in the SoFAP-P design Appendix D: Opinion survey among solution-focused applied psychology practitioners; questions and resultsLiteratureAcknowledgements