Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Creating Alternative High School Programs that Are Solution Focused -- Introduction -- SFBT in Schools -- Understanding the Change Processes and Therapeutic Techniques of SFBT -- What Alternative High School Staff Need to Know to Be Able to Practice SFBT -- A Solution Focused Perspective" in Alternative Education -- An Example of Solution Focused Principles in Action -- Key Points to Keep in Mind -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 2 Strategies for Creating a Solution Focused Alternative High School Program -- A Story to Get Started -- Introduction -- Mind-Set Needed to Start a Solution Focused School -- Creating a Solution Focused High School Program -- Finding Support to Start a Solution Focused High School -- How Much Does It Cost to Educate a Student in a Solution Focused Alternative High School? -- How Does the Leadership Work in the Solution Focused Alternative High School? -- Staffing a Solution Focused Alternative School Program -- Training Staff in the Solution Focused Approach -- Which Students Attend a Solution Focused Alternative High School Program? -- Student Orientation -- Professional Development Sustains the School's Practices: An Example -- Key Points to Keep in Mind -- Summary -- Note -- References -- Chapter 3 How to Build Cooperative, Solution Focused Relationships -- A Story to Get Started -- Introduction -- Building Relationships -- Solution Focused Techniques to Help Foster Relationships with Students -- The Nonlinear Process of Change -- An Example of What Building Relationships Can Do -- Key Points to Keep in Mind -- Summary -- Note -- References -- Chapter 4 Creating Goals, Positive Expectancies, and Positive Emotions for Success -- A Story to Get Started -- Introduction -- Setting Goals