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The question is the intervention | Janine

27/7/2011

“To question is to wield a powerful linguistic blade. It is necessary to ensure the blade is used to reveal strength and beauty rather than to carve away these same qualities”1.

Consider the person who has a fear of speaking in large meetings and has been requested to present at the next monthly meeting by her manager. We have a choice.

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Positive Psychology and Solutions Focus - a start to compare and contrast | Paul

8/7/2011

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Positive Psychology (PP) and Solutions Focus (SF) are different enterprises. Their practitioners are aiming at different targets. The nature of PP is academic, the pursuit of understanding; SF is about the pragmatic application of a set of principles and tools, perhaps best described as finding the direct route to what works.

That may highlight a difference in disciplines, yet there is a great vista of common ground – particularly when you look at practitioners who label themselves as within the PP and SF camps. Many of each are professional coaches, which makes it possible to compare and contrast the approaches within that specific field. We can observe how each group is taught and how each practises, for example.

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The question is the intervention | Janine

Positive Psychology and Solutions Focus - a start to compare and contrast | Paul

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