Steve de Shazer (June 25, 1940, Milwaukee – September 11, 2005, Vienna) was a psychotherapist, author, and developer and pioneer of solution focused brief therapy. In 1978, he founded the Brief Family Therapy Center (BFTC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his wife Insoo Kim Berg. June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about Milwaukee in Wisconsin. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... Psychotherapy is a set of techniques intended to improve mental health, emotional or behavioral issues in individuals, who are often called clients. These issues often make it hard for people to manage their lives and achieve their goals. ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... Solution focused brief therapy or solution focused brief counseling (SFBC) is a kind of talking therapy that focuses on the client’s solutions rather than their problems. ... City nickname: The City of Festivals Location Location of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Government County Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 251. ...

He wrote six significant books, translated into 14 languages; wrote many papers; and lectured internationally.

De Shazer was originally trained as a classical musician and worked as a jazz saxophonist. He received a Bachelor in Fine Arts and an MSc in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He later studied at the Mental Research Institute of Palo Alto, California. He was a lifelong friend of John Weakland, his mentor from the Institute. The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee is a public university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... The Mental Research Institute of Palo Alto, California, US, has been one of the leading sources of ideas in the area of systems theory and psychotherapy, especially family therapy. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles [[List of Governors of California|Governor]] Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...

Selected bibliography

• de Shazer, Steve (1982) Patterns of Brief Family Therapy: An Ecosystemic Approach, New York, NY: The Guilford Press. ISBN 0898620384

• de Shazer, Steve (1984). The death of resistance. Family Process 23: I 1-17.

• de Shazer, Steve (1985) Keys to Solution in Brief Therapy, New York, NY: W W Norton & Company. ISBN 0393700046

• de Shazer, Steve (1988) Clues: Investigating Solutions in Brief Therapy, New York, NY: W W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0393700542

• de Shazer, Steve (1991) Putting Difference to Work, New York, NY: W W Norton & Co Inc. ISBN 0393701107

• de Shazer, Steve (1994) Words Were Originally Magic, New York, NY: W W Norton & Company. ISBN 0393701700

• de Shazer, Steve (2005 tbp) More than Miracles: the State of the Art of Solution-focused Therapy, Binghampton, NY: Haworth Press. ISBN tba

External links

• Brief Family Therapy Center