In this episode of Toward Solutions 2.0, we catch up with Ayse Adil, who first joined us back in Episode 7, and meet her co-founder Joe Lettieri. Together they run Family Based Solutions, a charity that grew out of a single case when they discovered child-to-parent abuse and realised there was almost nothing out there to support the families living with it.
Ayse and Joe share how their new book on child-to-parent abuse and a solution-focused approach, published by Routledge, came about and what they hope it offers families who feel too ashamed to come forward, and the professionals trying to support them. Built around real case studies, each chapter draws out a different solution-focused assumption, from problem free talk to best hopes, brought to life through the families they have worked with. Along the way they talk honestly about the reality of family work, knowing when not to be solution focused, and why they no longer see themselves as Solution Focused purists.
Whether you work with families, support young people, or simply care about having good conversations, this one is for you.
Get the book
Understanding Child to Parent Abuse: Recovery through Solution-Focused Brief Therapy by Ayse Adil and Joseph Lettieri (Routledge, 2026)
Routledge: https://www.routledge.com/Understanding-Child-to-Parent-Abuse-Recovery-through-Solution-Focused-Brief-Therapy/Adil-Lettieri/p/book/9781041224082
Also on Amazon and through all major booksellers.
Find out more about Ayse and Joe
Family Based Solutions: https://familybasedsolutions.org.uk
Email: admin@familybasedsolutions.org.uk
Ayse Adil: https://linkedin.com/in/ayse-adil-9b3438153
Joe Lettieri: https://linkedin.com/in/joe-lettieri-bem-694876316
Facebook: https://facebook.com/familybasedsolutions
Instagram: @fbsolutions_
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