Solution Focused Coaching in Asia: History, Key Concepts, Development and Applications

Through inspiring stories illustrating the diverse application of coaching within Asian contexts, this data-rich volume dives into the theory and practice of Solution Focused coaching offering numerous tools and techniques that can be used immediately.

With the rising demand for coaching across Asia, there is a need for coaches to have access to up-to-date practice-based evidence of its effectiveness. The Solution Focused approach, as a social-constructionist approach, privileges the clients’ experience, resources, and preferred future over an 'analytic' or deficit-oriented stance. Contributors analyse real case examples from many countries across Asia including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka. Practical in its approach, the book offers new insights into established areas of coaching and also highlights innovations in coaching in areas where Solution Focused coaching and other models have not reached until recently. These areas include health and wellness coaching for medical compliance needs, faith-based coaching, and coaching incarcerated fathers.

This is an essential and comprehensive resource that is written for both beginner and experienced coaches and addresses the need for effective and culturally sensitive coaching models in Asia. It will also be beneficial for managers and health care professionals looking to enhance their work through coaching skills.

Debbie Hogan is an accredited coach, psychotherapist, accredited supervisor, trainer, and author. Having learned Solution Focused practice from the developers, Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer, she became inspired and has been training others since 2004, where she founded the Academy of Solution Focused Training in Singapore.

Jane Tuomola is an accredited coach, clinical psychologist, coaching supervisor, trainer, and author. She has been using Solution Focused coaching for 15 years and been based in Asia for over 10 years. She is keen to make sure her work is both culturally sensitive and evidence based, and aims to inspire others to do the same.

Sukanya Wignaraja is an accredited coach, psychotherapist, trainer, and author. She was drawn to Solution Focused practice by its powerful and transformative qualities, and has been practicing SF coaching and therapy for 15 years. She has lived in Asia for over two decades and is now in private practice in Colombo, Sri Lanka.