Solution Focus Brief Therapy

Question 1

What are the basic principles of Solution Focused Brief Therapy?

Answer 1

• Creating solutions in the present– to the future
• Goal oriented
• Focus on what is possible

Question 2

What are the key concepts of Solution Focused Brief Therapy?

Answer 2

-Brief.
-Addresses the present and the future.
Person is not the problem. The problem is the problem
-Cocreating solutions

Question 3

What are the goals of Solution Focused Brief Therapy?

Answer 3

• Specific, real, concrete, observable goals leading to increased positive change
• Changing viewing, doing and tapping client strengths and resources

Question 4

How is the therapeutic relationship for Solution Focused Brief Therapy?

Answer 4

• Collaborative partnership and trusting
• Experts of their own lives
• Active role in guiding client from problem talk to solution talk

Question 5

What are some techniques used in Solution Focused Brief Therapy?

Answer 5

-Miracle question
““If a miracle happened and the problem was solved, what would be different? How would you know that it was solved?”
Gets clients to think about future opportunities
-Scaling questions
“If you could rate it from 1 to 10. 10 being the highest”
-exception question
-Homework
-Feedback
Focused on future oriented techniques
Change talk (reflecting on a time when the problem was not a problem)

Question 6

How can Solution Focused Brief Therapy be applied?

Answer 6

Variety of settings

Group and school individual counseling

Question 7

What are some limitations of Solution Focused Brief Therapy?

Answer 7

• Need training for therapist to do it correctly
• Endorse cheerleading and overly positive perspective
• Practitioners may use in a mechanical