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Cards In This Set
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Solution focused work can be seen as a way of working that focuses
exclusively or predominantly at 2 things.
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1) Supporting people to
explore their preferred futures.
2) Exploring when, where, with whom and how pieces of that preferred future are already happening. |
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SFBT is based on what philosophy?
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Based upon social contructionist philosophy
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Does SFBT focus on past, present or future?
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Present and future, not the past
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Does SFBT focus on presenting problems?
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No, the focus is on what clients want to achieve through therapy rather than on the problem(s) that made them seek help
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Solution focused therapists believe that change is ____.
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Constant
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SFBT interventions
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- Miracle questions
- Scaling questions - Exception seeking questions - Coping questions - Problem free talk |
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Miracle question
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- 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?" |
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Scaling questions
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- Scaling from 0 (worst)-10 (best)
- Way to acknowledge progress, identify useful differences, and help establish goals |
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Exception seeking questions
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- 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 |
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Coping questions
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- 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 |
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Problem free talk
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- 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 |
