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Solution focused work can be seen as a way of working that focuses exclusively or predominantly at 2 things.
1) Supporting people to explore their preferred futures.
2) Exploring when, where, with whom and how pieces of that preferred future are already happening.
SFBT is based on what philosophy?
Based upon social contructionist philosophy
Does SFBT focus on past, present or future?
Present and future, not the past
Does SFBT focus on presenting problems?
No, the focus is on what clients want to achieve through therapy rather than on the problem(s) that made them seek help
Solution focused therapists believe that change is ____.
Constant
SFBT interventions
- Miracle questions
- Scaling questions
- Exception seeking questions
- Coping questions
- Problem free talk
Miracle question
- Questioning that aids the client to envision how the future will be different when the problem is no longer present and helps to develop goals
- i.e. "If you woke up tomorrow, and a miracle happened so that you no longer easily lost your temper, what would you see differently?" What would the first signs be that the miracle occurred?"
Scaling questions
- Scaling from 0 (worst)-10 (best)
- Way to acknowledge progress, identify useful differences, and help establish goals
Exception seeking questions
- Encourages the client to describe what different circumstances exist in that case, or what the client did differently
- The goal is for the client to repeat what has worked in the past, and to help them gain confidence in making improvements for the future
Coping questions
- Designed to elicit information about client resources that will have gone unnoticed by them
- Genuine curiosity and admiration can help to highlight strengths without appearing to contradict the client's view of reality
- Counters the problem focused narrative
Problem free talk
- Talk about seemingly irrelevant life experiences such as leisure activities, meeting with friends, relaxing and managing conflict
- Useful technique to identify resources, to help build rapport, to gather info about strengths, beliefs and values, and to help the client relax or be more assertive