Solution-Focused Therapy

Question 1

Primary contributors:

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Steven de Shazer

Insoo Kim Berg

Question 2

Solution-Focused therapy will guide the family toward…

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new ways of interpreting experience

- dependent on theories of social constructivism.

Question 3

Berg and de Shazer assumed that the family already had

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The strength and knowledge to solve their own problems.

Question 4

The function of the therapist in Solution-Focused is

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To help the family identify internal resources through the artful asking of questions** that reframe the family’s interpretation of the problem.

Question 5

Berg and de Shazer would meet with a family and focus on

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what was already working in the family and doing more of it. Thus families experience more of what they are wanting and less of what they are not wanting.***

Question 6

Beginner’s Mind

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The stance of the solution-focused therapist that is open and non-assuming inviting all solutions and possible solutions - inviting risk and creativity.

Question 7

Solution-focused therapists recognize three types of consumers:

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Customer - worker
Visitor - open to attending by not invested in change.
Complainant - acknowledge that a problem exists but do not identify their role in it. Blame others.

Question 8

The therapist must affirm the presence of this component when exploring the family situation.

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hope

Question 9

Solution-focused therapy is not therapist driven rather it is considered a _______ therapy

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collaborative

Question 10

Within Solution-Focused the therapist works to identify the preferred solutions/behaviors and then works to

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Increase the times that these behaviors occur.

Question 11

Solution-Focused interventions include:

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1) Miracle Question
2) Exceptions
3) Scaling
4)Continual recognition of positives through
Compliments ****
5) Formula First Session Task

Question 12

Formula First Session Task. What is this intervention and during which part of therapy does it occur?

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This describes the therapist’s process of identifying when the problem does not occur (when the family has been in charge of the solution***.) This happens in the beginning stage of therapy.

Question 13

In Solution-Based Therapy, the first phase has these interventions and processes.

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Joining through non-judgmental interest
* define the problem in the family's language****
*Identify exceptions, highlight and explore
*Using the exceptions - formulate the goals.
Always these two interventions:
   #Formula First
   #Miracal Question

Question 14

The Middle Phase of Solution-Focused can begin as soon as ___# session. The focus as the family enters this phase is:

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2nd

1) How will the problem be solved?
2) How will the family know that the problem is solved?

These Techniques will occupy the rest of therapy:

a) scaling questions.
b) Exception questions
c) Compliments!!!

Question 15

How many sessions will the second phase of Solution-Focused therapy last?

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1 (one)