Solution focused brief therapy
(1)Focus
Future focused, goal-oriented therapeutic approach (Corey, 2013; Mostert, Johnson, & Mostert, 1997; Sklare, 2014)
Emphasized strengths and resiliencies of people (Corey, 2013)
Focuses on the here and now not the past (Corey, 2013; Littrell, Malia, & Vanderwood, 1995)
Problem
Therapist have no interest in how the problem came to be (Corey, 2013; Dameron, 2016; Sklare, 2014)
No necessary to know the cause of a problem to change it (Corey, 2013)
(1)Postive orientation
(1)Goals
Clients choose the goals they want to accomplish (Corey, 2013; Sklare, 2014)
People have the ability to construct solutions (Corey, 2013)
we already have the ability to resolve the challenges life bring us but at times we lose our sense of direction (Corey, 2013)
(2)Therapist's role
help clients recognize the competencies they already possess and apply them toward solutions (Corey, 2013; Dameron, 2016; Gingerich & Wabeke, 2001; Lewis & Osborn, 2004; Littrell, Malia, & Vanderwood, 1995; Mostert, Johnson, & Mostert, 1997)
Emphasizes competencies rather than deficits and strengths rather than weaknesses (Corey, 2013)
What is right? What is working for the client? (Corey, 2013)
Shift clients' perceptions by reframing clients' problem-saturated stories through the counselor's skillful use of language (Corey, 2013, p. 401)
Different than other therapies as other therapies tend to be problem focused (Corey, 2013; Lewis & Osborn, 2004; Sklare, 2014)
Help client think of exceptions to the problem (Corey, 2013)
There are exceptions to every problem or times when the problem is absent (Corey, 2013)
Therapeutic relationship encouraged (corey, 2013)
Use a collaborative approach with clients (corey, 2013)
Unique to each client (Corey, 2013)
Encourage client's to talk about change rather than problem (Corey, 2013; Gingerich & Wabeke, 2001; Sklare, 2014, p. 15)
Therapist should be in a "not knowing role" to put clients in the position of being the expert **(corey, 2013, p. 404; Lewis & Osborn, 2004, p. 39; Sklare, 2014)
Point clients in the direction of change without dictating change (corey, 2013, p. 404; Mostert, Johnson, & Mostert, 1997)
(2)Therapeutic relationship
Relationship building is a basic step (Corey,2013)
Sense of trust is crucial (Corey, 2013)
(3)Interventions/Techniques
Pretherapy change (Corey, 2013; Gingerich & Wabeke, 2001, p. 3; Lewis & Osborn, 2004 p. 41)
Exception Question (Bonnington, 1993; Corey, 2013; Dameron, 2016; Gingerich & Wabeke, 2001; Lewis & Osborn, 2004; Sklare, 2014, p. 15)
Time when when problems ct idetifes were no probelms
Miracle question (Bonnington, 1993; corey, 2013; Dameron, 2016; Franklin, Zhang, Froerer, & Johnson, 2016; Gingerich & Wabeke, 2001, p. 3; Lewis & Osborn, 2004; Mostert, Johnson, & Mostert, 1997)
Scaling questions (corey, 2013; Dameron, 2016; Franklin, Zhang, Froerer, & Johnson, 2016; Gingerich & Wabeke, 2001, p.4; Mostert, Johnson, & Mostert, 1997)
e.g., Rate your anxiety from a 1-10
Formula first session task (corey, 2013)
What is required to make change happen? What do clients need to do to keep the change going? (Gingerich & Wabeke, 2001)
Establish a goal and then what steps are necessary to reach the goal? (Gingerich & Wabeke, 2001, p.3)
Coping question (Gingerich & Wabeke, 2001, p.4)
All question techniques are an important means of facilitating changes with clients (Franklin, Zhang, Froerer, & Johnson, 2016, p. 17)
Solution talk vs. problem talk (Sklare, 2014, p. 15)
Small changes=ripple effect (Sklare, 2014, p.16)
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