Similarities Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) counselors and Reality Therapy (RT) counselors both strive towards creating a relationship with their clients. In regards to SFBT, it is important for the counselor to have an understanding of the theory behind what they are practicing, but it is even more important that the counselor and client have a healthy working relationship that is built on collaboration (Winbolt, 2014). In order for a SFBT counselor to have success with their client, they must first establish a relationship. Without the foundation of a working relationship between the counselor and client, the goal of SFBT will be unreachable, even with the highest degree of training. Similarly, RT counselors must also begin their
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The RT counselor does not make his or her own judgments on the success or lack of success the client’s behavior has on their relationship with others, but instead allows the client to self-evaluate their own behavior and how it is effecting their relationships with the people in their lives (Dermer et al., 2012). Likewise, SFBT counselors also have their clients self-evaluate where they stand by the use of scaling.
In regards to scaling, according to Iveson (2002):
One of the most useful frameworks for a solution-focused interview is the 0 to 10 scale, where 10 equals the achievement of all goals and zero is the worst possible scenario. The client is asked to identify his or her current position and the point of sufficient satisfaction. Within this framework it is possible to define ultimate objectives, what the client is already doing to achieve them and what the next step might be. (p. …show more content…
The technique of asking coping questions is one that I would like to use as a school counselor. I feel that a majority of students do not know how to cope with the problems that they are experiencing in their own lives. I believe it sometimes takes someone else to call attention to their ability to individually cope with these problems. For example, if a student is easily angered, but mentions they were able to retain their anger in one of their classes, I would ask them a coping question, for instance, “Tell me how it is that you were able to stay calm and stay in class?” Knowing that the student was able to find a way to cope with the problem on their own is a bigger accomplishment than someone telling them how to
The RT counselor does not make his or her own judgments on the success or lack of success the client’s behavior has on their relationship with others, but instead allows the client to self-evaluate their own behavior and how it is effecting their relationships with the people in their lives (Dermer et al., 2012). Likewise, SFBT counselors also have their clients self-evaluate where they stand by the use of scaling.
In regards to scaling, according to Iveson (2002):
One of the most useful frameworks for a solution-focused interview is the 0 to 10 scale, where 10 equals the achievement of all goals and zero is the worst possible scenario. The client is asked to identify his or her current position and the point of sufficient satisfaction. Within this framework it is possible to define ultimate objectives, what the client is already doing to achieve them and what the next step might be. (p. …show more content…
The technique of asking coping questions is one that I would like to use as a school counselor. I feel that a majority of students do not know how to cope with the problems that they are experiencing in their own lives. I believe it sometimes takes someone else to call attention to their ability to individually cope with these problems. For example, if a student is easily angered, but mentions they were able to retain their anger in one of their classes, I would ask them a coping question, for instance, “Tell me how it is that you were able to stay calm and stay in class?” Knowing that the student was able to find a way to cope with the problem on their own is a bigger accomplishment than someone telling them how to