Insoo Kim Berg

Berg was born and raised in Seoul, Korea. She was a pharmacy major at Ewha Womans University in Seoul. In 1957, she travelled to the United States after her marriage to Charles Berg, to continue her studies. With her background in pharmacy, she worked as a tech, then worked in an animal lab, and worked with a stomach cancer researcher. She continued her studies in pharmacy and science because that is what her parents wanted, but then realized she could pick whatever she wanted, so went into social work. She and Steve married in June 1977. Berg died on January 10, 2007, in Milwaukee, at the age of 72. == Solution-focused heritage ==

Solution-focused brief therapy In 1978, Berg and de Shazer co-founded the Brief Family Therapy Center (BFTC) in Milwaukee. Berg led training workshops on solution-focused therapy in countries around the world, including Japan, South Korea, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Israel, Australia, Singapore, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland and Germany. She authored a number of books on solution-focused approaches to therapy. Her books include Interviewing for Solutions (with Peter De Jong), Brief Coaching for Lasting Solutions, Family Based Services:A Solution Based Approach, Children's Solution Work (with Therese Steiner), Working with the Problem Drinker (with Scott D. Miller), Tales of Solution (with Yvonne Dolan), Building Solutions in Child Protective Services (with Susan Kelly), Solutions Step by Step:A Substance Abuse Treatment Manual (with Norman H. Ruess), and Brief Coaching for Lasting Solutions (with Peter Szabo). == Works ==

• Berg, Insoo Kim, and Scott Miller. Working with the Problem Drinker: A Solution-focused Approach. New York: Norton, 1992. • Berg, Insoo Kim, Family-based Services: A Solution-focused Approach. New York: Norton, 1994. • Berg, Insoo Kim & Susan Kelly. Building Solutions in Child Protective Services. New York: Norton, 2000. • Berg, Insoo Kim & Yvonne M. Dolan. Tales of Solutions: A Collection of Hope-inspiring Stories. New York: Norton, 2001. • Berg, Insoo Kim & Peter Szabó. Brief Coaching for Lasting Solutions. 2005. • Berg, Insoo Kim & Therese Steiner. "Children's Solution Work". New York: Norton, 2003. • Berg, Insoo Kim & Norman H. Reuss. "Solutions Step by Step: A Substance Abuse Treatment Manual. New York: Norton, 1998. • De Jong, Peter & Insoo Kim Berg. Interviewing for Solutions(4th ed.) Pacific Grove, Calif.: Brooks/Cole, 2012. ==See also==