Solution Focused Therapy Flashcards
Primary Focus
- Generate Solutions to Problems
- Client is the Expert
- Goals set by client and are behavior-oriented
- focus on future/ work towards clients ideal
View of Human Nature
future oriented and optimistic
focus on solutions(future)
positive language!
Problem- Free Talk
get to know client in holistic manner
Past (Time)
use as context to identify resources and strengths
the client may have used to overcome obstacle in past
Preferred Outcome Questions
What the client is hoping his or her future will look like
Evaluative questions
What the client is doing and whether it is working for him or her
Coping questions
How the client has coped in the past with his or her problem
Exception-seeking questions
When there have been exceptions to the problems
solution-oriented questions ( miracle question)
How the individual’s life would be if the problem did not exist
Amplification
Amplify client successes by encouraging them to have expanded discussions about solutions that have worked for them
Complimenting
Reinforcing client resources and strengths to encourage clients in their continued efforts at solution building
Reframing
Changing client’s thinking of self from deficit model to positive focus
Scaling
Clients rate themselves between 0 and a 10 on imaginary scale that assesses experiences, feelings, or behaviors from the past, currently, or in future; use faces/drawings for young children
Solution Focused Therapy focuses on what two time frames?
Present and Future
