Classic paper: A Brief, Informal History of SFBT as told by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg
As told to Peter De Jong
Our classic paper this time is the fifth most downloaded in the history of JSFP.
De Jong, P. (2019). A Brief, Informal History of SFBT as Told by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg. Journal of Solution Focused Practices, 3(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.59874/001c.75078
This account of the origins and development of SFBT is not based on a rigorous historical analysis of key events, recovered unpublished documents, or the formal writings of de Shazer, Berg, and their colleagues at the Brief Family Therapy Center (BFTC). Rather, it is taken from the author’s records of two experiences he had with de Shazer and Berg: 1) notes from a lecture de Shazer gave about the history of SFBT just one month before his death, and 2) a recorded interview with Berg in 1998 about the origins of BFTC and SF techniques. The article concludes with a few reflections by the author.
Read the full paper at https://journalsfp.org/article/75078-a-brief-informal-history-of-sfbt-as-told-by-steve-de-shazer-and-insoo-kim-berg.