Our book review section continues to report on the latest SF book appearing on the scene. There are nine book reviews in this issue, from micro-analysis to self-help, stammering to coaching. We were particularly pleased to cover John J Murphy’s Solution Focused Therapy, the 26th volume in the esteemed American Psychological Association series Theories of Psychotherapy – a great step towards making Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) more known and accepted in the therapeutic field. We were also delighted to welcome positive psychology pioneer Robert Biswas-Diener to join the book review team.
The future of JSFP looks bright. There are getting on for a dozen articles in various states of peer review and revision, some of which will appear in the next issue. We can only publish what’s submitted to the journal so please consider sending us your articles. The stream of new SF books continues to flow. Our international sponsors are stepping up with their financial support for this year which allows us to continue to operate as open-source, free-to-read and free-to-publish. Thank you to them, our editors, editorial board members and (anonymous) peer-reviewers.
We bid a fond farewell this time to Alex Ashida who has been our journal manager since early 2023. Alex has recently married and wants to focus on her own Green Tree Therapy. She was instrumental in setting up the journal as an association in the UK and getting our bank account operational. Thank you, Alex! The search is on for a new journal manager from the UK (due to the need to be a signatory on our bank account) – if that might be you, please contact journal operations chair Andew Gibson. Alex will continue to support the journal by posting to our Facebook and Instagram channels - please follow if you’re on those platforms, alongside our Linkedin and Substack accounts.
Finally, the colours for this issue reflect Steve de Shazer’s first book, Patterns of Brief Family Therapy (1982). We look forward to featuring other books in this way in coming issues.
