Solution-Focused Flashcards
leading figures of solution-focused therapy
Steve de Shazer and Insoo Berg, Michelle Weiner-Davis, Bill Masden
role of the therapist
collaborator
problem formation according to solution-focus therapists
people are constrained by narrow views of their problems into perpetuating rigid patterns of false solutions
normal family development
clients are experts in their ow lives; they have been freed of their presenting problems and thus are returned to their own unique functional way of living
conditions for change
amplify exceptions, get families to talk more positively about their problems so that they will think more positively
assessment
How will their lives be different when the problem is solved?
visitor
De Shazer’s term for a client who does not wish to be part of therapy, does not have a complaint, and does not wish to work on anything
complainants
De Shazer’s term for a relationship with a client who describes a complaint but is at present unwilling to work on solving it
customers
De Shazer’s term for a client who not only complains about a problem, but is motivated to resolve it
miracle question
asking clients to imagine how things would be different if they woke up tomorrow and their problem was solved
exception questions
used in solution-focused therapy to help clients remember times when they haven’t been defeated by their problems
coping questions
used in solution-focused therapy to help clients realize that they have been managing difficult circumstances
scaling questions
solution-focused clients are asked to rate on a 10-point scale how much they want to resolve their problems, how bad the problem is, how much better it is than the last time, and so on
compliments
used in solution-focused therapy to convey support and understanding
