Publications and Presentation Handouts

Thomas, Frank N. (2012, June). When social service stops serving social service. CONTEXT: The Magazine for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice, 40-43.

Thomas, Frank N. (2016). Complimenting in solution-focused brief therapy. Journal of Solution Focused Practices,2(1), Article 3.

Thomas, Frank & Durrant, Michael (2014). Not all who wander are lost: Wandering and wondering in the solution-focused world: An interview with Frank N. Thomas. Journal of Solution Focused Practices, 1(2).

Publications and Presentation Handouts

Keeney, Bradford P. & Thomas, Frank N. (1986). Cybernetic foundations in family therapy.  In F. Piercy & D. Sprenkle (Eds.), Family therapy sourcebook (pp. 262‑287). New York: Guilford.

Thomas, Frank N. (2018). We cannot not change: The inevitability of evolution in solution-focused practices. In T. Switek, B. Strahilov, & P. Panayotov (Eds.), Making waves: Solution-focused practice in Europe (pp. 321-335). Sofia, Bulgaria: Rusepress.

Thomas, Frank N., & Slayton, Kent. (1998). Some things you just can’t ignore. In F. N. Thomas & T. S. Nelson (Eds.), Tales from family therapy (p. 93). Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press.

Publications and Presentation Handouts

Thomas, Frank N. (1988). Therapy with substance abusing adolescents and their families: A comparison of three treatment conditions. Unpublished dissertation. Texas Tech University.

Thomas, Frank N., & Macallan, Geddes (Fall, 2001). Extraordinary moments: The use of humor in therapy. CONTEXT: The Magazine for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice, 39, 11-13.

Thomas, Frank (2008). The hurried therapist: Ethics and the pressure toward mastery. CONTEXT: The Magazine for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice, 46, 33-35.

Videos: Presentations and Inteviews

Practice-based evidence: How do you know you’re doing good therapy? A keynote address presented to the Contemporary Counselling Research Symposium, School of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, March 20, 2018. (This lecture was also my official Erskine Fellow Lecture for the University). 

FBS Chat with Frank Thomas. Solution-focused brief therapy: A history. An interview hosted by John Wheeler, MSW (UK), Haesun Moon, PhD (Canada), Joseph Lettieri, MA (UK), and Ayse Adil, MA (UK) for Family Based Solutions, London, ENGLAND, October 6, 2021. 

Book Recommendations

Frank Thomas (2013)

Solution-Focused Supervision: A Resource-Oriented Approach to Developing Clinical Expertise. New York: Springer Science + Business Media. (ISBN: 978-1-4614-6051-0) (eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-6052-7) (DOI 10.1007/987-1-4614-6052-7)

Tapio Malinen, Scot Cooper, & Frank Thomas (Eds.) (2011)

Masters of Collaborative and Narrative Therapy: The Voices of Tom Andersen, Harlene Anderson, and Michael White. New York: Routledge. (ISBN: 978-0-7890-3825-8) (Japanese translation published in 2016, ISBN 978-4-7724-1445-6)

Thorana Nelson & Frank Thomas (Eds.) (2007)

Handbook of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: Clinica Applications. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press. (ISBN: 978-0-7890-2395-7) (Korean translation published in 201l8) 

Frank Thomas & Thorana Nelson (Eds.) (1998).

Tales from Family Therapy: Life-Changing Clinical Experiences. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press. (ISBN: 0-7890-0065-2) (Korean translation published in 2018)

Frank Thomas & Jack Cockburn (1998)

Competency-Based Counseling: Building on Client Strengths. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. (ISBN: 0-8006-2977-9)