1. Combining narrative and solution-focused approaches -- 2. Values, power and the ethics of influence -- 3. Women talking with women: serious gossip -- 4. Women talking with men: attending to masculinist discourses -- 5. Writing: developing the dialogue -- 6. Child protection: developing safe solutions for women and children -- 7. Child care planning: children's solutions -- 8. Community care: interdependence in adult services -- 9. Serious gossip as method -- App. 1. Survival of poor parenting chart -- App. 2. Counselling by post: sample homework sheets.
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This work reconstructs solution focused and narrative approaches to social work in a way that enables women social workers and service users to work together co-operatively to define their own problems and discover their preferred solutions.