Steve de Shazer
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.
Steve de Shazer | |
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| Born | June 25, 1940 Milwaukee, United States |
| Died | September 11, 2005 (aged 65) Vienna, Austria |
| Occupation | Psychotherapist; author |
| Known for | Co-founder of Brief Family Therapy Center |
| Spouse(s) | Insoo Kim Berg |
De Shazer was originally trained as a classical musician and worked as a jazz saxophonist. He received a Bachelor in Fine Arts and an MSSW in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He never studied at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, California, even though some rumours have it he did. He was a lifelong friend of John Weakland , whom he saw as his mentor.
De Shazer died in Vienna while traveling on a training and consulting tour in Europe. De Shazer has a nephew, Tony de Shazer and two great nieces Elodie and Amelie de Shazer.[1]
Selected bibliography
He wrote six books, translated into 14 languages, many papers and lectured internationally.
- de Shazer, Steve (1982). Patterns of Brief Family Therapy: An Ecosystemic Approach. New York, NY: The Guilford Press. ISBN 0-89862-038-4.
References
- Gingerich, W. (2006). Obituary: Steve de Shazer. Research On Social Work Practice, 16(5), 549-550.
External links
- Brief Family Therapy Center
- Social Construction Therapy Online
- Interview with Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg MRI/BFTC conference The Global Reach Of Brief Therapy, Sunny Vale CA, 26-27 August 1994.
