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What is the basic philosophy of solution focused therapy?
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Positive view of human nature
Constructivist Change is constant No absolute truths—language is what creates reality Power of each session Clients are “customers” Counselor is hired to help find solutions for customer “complaints” (not problems) Not concerned with factors that motivate human behavior no absolute truths, optimistic view, MYTHS of traditional therapy on pg. 464, little attention to human motivation, constructivist, change is constant |
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What are some basic assumptions of solution focused therapy?
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Customers have strengths and resources to resolve complaints
Change is constant Therapist’s job is to identify change & increase its occurrence Don’t need to know a lot about a complaint to solve it Don’t need to know the cause/function of a complaint to resolve it Small change is change…& will result in more change Customers define what they want to change |
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According to solution focused therapy, how does change happen?
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Rapid change is possible
There is no one “right” view or solution Focus on what is possible and changeable |
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What are the central constructs of solution focused therapy?
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Exceptions
Change Talk Solutions Strengths and Resources identify change and increase its occurence, change talk "when" rather than "if", solutions (as the client sees it), emphasizes strengths and resources available to the client, exceptions |
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What is psycholocial health/dysfucntion according to solution focused therapy?
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SFT does not have a theory of personality development
SFT is a theory of counseling No attention to health vs. dysfunction not interested in the history of the individual or where the problem came from, there is no theory of health or dysfunction--the client determines what is healthy |
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What are the therapeutic goals according to solution focused therapy?
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Change what the customer is DOING
Change how the customer is VIEWING the complaint Mobilize the customer’s RESOURCES and STRENGTHS |
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What is the process of therapy like according to solution focused therapy?
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Interview for solutions from 1st session
No formal assessment Types of individuals seeking counseling Visitors Complainants Customers 1st task is creating a solvable complaint Get the customer to do “more of the same,” i.e., the solutions that work Brief therapy approach Set goals, define the problem, avoid labels, focus on the present, change how they do and view problem, and then evoke strengths, resources and solutions, homework is common |
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What are the types of questions used in solution focused therapy?
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Presupposition questions
Miracle question Scaling questions Fast-forward questions |
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What are some of the techniques used in solution focused therapy?
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First session formula task
Generic task Surprise task Write, read, and burn Structured fight Altering the performance of the complaint questioning (presuppositional, fast-forward, relational, scaling, miracle), normalizing the problem, authentic compliments, surprise tasks, read-right-burn, structured fighting, alter the complaint |
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What are some pros of solution focused therapy?
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-Counselor constructs the view of the complaint with the customer
-Brief -Future orientation -Focused on solutions rather than problems |
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What ares some cons of solution focused therapy?
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-Individualistic
-Does not attend to cultural & gender factors -Narrow focus on complaints |
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What are some other names for solution focused therapy?
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Solution-Centered Therapy, Possibility Therapy, Collaborative-Competency based
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Who is associated with solution focused therapy?
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Steve de Shazer, Bill O'Hanlon, Insoo Kim Berg, Milton Erikson
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What is the process of the assessment for solution focused therapy?
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do not believe in traditional assessment instead they interview for solutions, the client must be understood not labeled, brief therapy approach
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What are the roles of the client/counselor in solution focused therapy?
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client as "visitor, complainant, customer" and problem as "complaint", counselor as "hired" by the customer, respect each other's worldviews as valid and meaningful
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What is the research support for solution focused therapy?
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difficult to operationalized, case studies, little or no empirical research, not sufficient to draw conclusions, much of the research is exploratory
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What are some cultural considerations for solution focused therapy?
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client constructed reality, works well with AA, Hispanic, and Asian clients--brief, focus on solutions, may ignore social influences on individual, ignores the client's past experiences (oppression, abuse)
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