SOLUTION FOCUSED BRIEF THERAPY

Question 1

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), also called
___

Answer 1

Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)

Question 2

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), also called
Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT) was developed by

Answer 2

Steve de Shazer (1940-2005), and Insoo Kim Berg (1934-2007)

Question 3

The process is described as _____ ______
rather than problem solving.

Answer 3

solution building

Question 4

Solution building process is _____

Answer 4

brief and forward-
focused

Question 5

Solution-based counselors quickly move to
helping clients take ____ action steps between
sessions

Answer 5

small

Question 6

future-focused, goal-directed,
and focuses on solutions, rather than
on the problems that brought clients
to seek therapy.

Answer 6

SFBT

Question 7

• If it isn’t broken,

Answer 7

don’t fix it.

Question 8

If it works,

Answer 8

do more of it.

Question 9

• If it is not working,

Answer 9

do something different.

Question 10

• Small steps can lead to

Answer 10

big changes.

Question 11

• The future is both ____ & _____

Answer 11

created and negotiable.

Question 12

The therapist is seen as a ____ & _____

Answer 12

collaborator and consultant.

Question 13

The client is the ____ .

Answer 13

expert

Question 14

SFBT therapists make _____ the primary communication and intervention tool.

Answer 14

questions

Question 15

SFBT counselors pay careful attention to pre-session
change, change that occurs ____ the initial phone call
to make an appointment and _____ the firsts session.

Answer 15

after
before