Brief Therapy

Question 1

What is the key element of a client’s presentation for Brief Therapy?

Answer 1

The goal.

Question 2

Who devised Brief Therapy?

Answer 2

De Shazer

Question 3

Who can know the goal of Brief Therapy?

Answer 3

The client

Question 4

What is an example of a question to get to the goal in Brief Therapy?

Answer 4

“Suppose you kept coming to sessions, what would need to change for you to think it had been worthwhile?”

Question 5

What kind of goal is required for the easiest Brief Therapy?

Answer 5

A start goal, not a stop goal - what does the client want to start doing?

Question 6

What are the four stages to Brief Therapy?

Answer 6

Identify the problem
Identify the goal
Identify where you are on your way to the goal (1-10)
Identify what the step is to the next stage

Question 7

What kinds of goals needs to be made in Brief Therapy?

Answer 7

SMART

SMALL

Question 8

As well as identifying the problem and the goal, what can be a helpful part of the interview in Brief Therapy?

Answer 8

Exception finding

Question 9

What are some possible parts of exception finding?

Answer 9

Does it happen all the time?
How do you make an exception?
Who helps (and hinders) the exceptional times?
What do you do to help? What do others do?

Question 10

What are two critical points of Brief Therapy?

Answer 10

MEANINGFULNESS

GO SLOW

Question 11

What is the theory of change in Brief Therapy?

Answer 11

Change is constantly occurring in a client’s life, therapists help them to identify this and to define what further change would be meaningful to them. Following this, clients are helped to develop manageable steps to carry out these changes.

Question 12

What are the basic methods used in Brief Therapy?

Answer 12

Miracle question
Scaling question
Exception seeking questions
Coping questions