Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- H. Hello -- O. Orientation Toward Solutions -- P. Past and Present Exceptions -- S. Scene 1: Future Play -- C. Create a Scale -- O. Optimizing Creativity -- T. Trauma and Abuse Solutions -- C. Collaboration: The Art of Playing Well with Others -- H. Hope for Families -- 1 Background -- SFBT Tenets and Children -- Let's Play -- Systemic Considerations -- Solution-Focused Play Therapy -- 2 H. Hello -- First Meetings -- 3 O. Orientation Toward Solutions -- What Do You Want? A.K.A. Goal Setting -- Language -- Preferred Futures for Families -- 4 P. Past and Present Exceptions -- Exceptions and Change -- 5 S. Scene 1: Future Play -- Future Play -- Case Scenario: Kids Work It Out -- Future Play Ideas -- 6 C. Create a Scale -- Happy Spot Hopscotch -- Scaling Tools -- Types of Scales -- 7 O. Optimizing Creativity -- Children and Creativity -- 8 T. Trauma and Abuse Solutions -- Walking My Future Path: Neurological Pathways -- Post-Traumatic Stress, Success, and Growth -- 9 C. Collaboration: The Art of Playing Well with Others -- Primary Collaborators -- Collaboration Tools -- 10 H. Hope for Families -- Case Example: Beginning to End Treatment of an Aggressive and Caring Boy -- Concluding Therapy -- Index