Cmhc 510 - Exam 4 - Solution Focused

Front 1

SF theorists are optimistic or pessimistic?

Back 1

optimistic

Front 2

They believe in the power of ________ to create and define reality

Back 2

language

Front 3

they believe there are no ______________ ________

Back 3

absolute truths

Front 4

a _________________ theory

Back 4

constructivist

Front 5

approach clients with the attitude that they have the ___________ and ________________ to solve their complaints

Back 5

strengths and resources

Front 6

the SF therapist calls the client the _________ and the problem the ___________

Back 6

customer; complaint

Front 7

the counselor is merely hired because she has some expertise in

Back 7

constructing solutions

Front 8

where other approaches maintain that change is difficult, SF says that

Back 8

change is constant

Front 9

what are the important assumptions of SF therapy?

Back 9

1. client has resources and strengths to solve complaints 2. change is constant

3. the sf therapist's job is to identify and amplify change

4. it is usually unnecessary to know a great deal about the complaint to resolve it

5. it is not necessary to know the cause or function of a complaint to resolve it

6. a small change is all that is necessary; a change in one part of the system can affect change in another part of the system

7. clients define the goal

8. rapid change or resolution of problems is possible

9. there is no one right way to view things; different views may be just as valid and may fit the facts just as well

10. focus on what is possible and changeable rather than on what is impossible and intractable

Front 10

the SF therapists job is to

Back 10

identify and amplify change

Front 11

It is usually unnecessary to know a great deal about

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the complaint to resolve it

Front 12

it is not necessary to know the

Back 12

cause or function of a complaint to resolve it

Front 13

a small change is all that is

Back 13

necessary to effect change to another part of the system

Front 14

clients define the

Back 14

goal

Front 15

rapid change or resolution of problems is

Back 15

possible

Front 16

there is no _____ way to view things

Back 16

right (NO ABSOLUTE TRUTH)

Front 17

Focus on what is _________ and ____________

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possible and changeable

Front 18

hard-core SF therapists don't care what ____________ people

Back 18

motivates

Front 19

they simply __________ what clients want to _____________

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observe; achieve

Front 20

they use clients identified __________ and ___________ to help them reach their solution

Back 20

strengths and resources

Front 21

O'Hanlon distinguished between

Back 21

positive and negative motivations

Front 22

positive and negative motivations refer to our tendencies to move

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toward things we want and away from those we wish to avoid

Front 23

regardless of the severity of a presenting problem, there are always times when

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the problem doesn't happen

Front 24

increase activities that

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lead to a solution

Front 25

the goal of a SF interview is to

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talk about the client's problem in ways that bring about change

Front 26

if we accept the client's complaint as the reason for starting therapy, therapists should

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accept the client's statement of satisfactory improvement as the reason for terminating therapy

Front 27

rather than looking for _______________, the SF Therapist emphasizes the __________ of clients

Back 27

weaknesses; strengths

Front 28

SF advocates do not postulate a theory of _______ or of _________________

Back 28

individual; dysfunction

Front 29

this theory is more of a theory of ___________ than a theory of _______________

Back 29

counseling; human nature

Front 30

Not very interested in

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where a problem comes from or the history

Front 31

what is the diagnosis in SF?

Back 31

the customer has come with a complaint

Front 32

sf therapists are not concerned with theories of

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health or dysfunction

Front 33

the client determines what is

Back 33

healthy

Front 34

redefine problem in

Back 34

solution-oriented terms

Front 35

another way of looking at dysfunction is that

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clients are stuck

Front 36

sf advocates do not believe in traditional

Back 36

assessment

Front 37

assessing the client belongs in the

Back 37

medical, problem-focused approach to counseling

Front 38

counselors _____________ for __________ from the very start of counseling

Back 38

interview; solutions

Front 39

how many sessions?

Back 39

4-5; max of 10

Front 40

sf therapy is seen as a

Back 40

collaborative venture

Front 41

the therapist's task in the first session is to

Back 41

establish a working, cooperating relationship with the client

Front 42

what is the process of establishing a working cooperating relationship called?

Back 42

developing fit

Front 43

the therapist's role is viewed as trying to ______ rather than _____ options

Back 43

expand; limit

Front 44

_________ can be used to help establish the therapeutic relationship

Back 44

language

Front 45

SF therapists are likely to adopt some of

Back 45

the client's language as a way to join the client

Front 46

the SF therapist then gently helps the client channel the language used about the complaints into

Back 46

more solution-oriented terms

Front 47

three types of clients are:

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visitors, complainants, and customers

Front 48

visitors are clients who

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don't have any complaints (usually someone else has told them to be there)

Front 49

complainants are clients who

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are signaling that therapy can begin; at least there is a problem

Front 50

customers are clients who

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are ready to do something about their complaint

Front 51

SFT begins with

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finding out what the client wants

Front 52

much emphasis on the first session because

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it may be the only one needed, and need to get the relationship established quickly so that you can begin working

Front 53

the counselor works with the client to develop

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specific, attainable, observable, and concrete goals