What Is Solution-Focused Therapy? Flashcards
What is solution-Focused Therapy?
Solution-focused therapy is a form of therapy that aims to build change in a clients life by focusing on solutions, rather than problems. It is goal orientated and future focused.
What are the two central tasks clients are asked to do in solution-focused therapy in order to change?
- Describe their preferred future.
- Describe instances of success and the skills and resources they used to achieve these moments.
How does the counsellor use these two tasks?
They use the clients described instances of success and the skills and resources they used to achieve these moments, and build upon them to help the client build their preferred future.
Does solution-focused therapy focus on the past and how the problem occurred?
No. It looks to the future and what is possible for the client.
Is it necessary to find the specific cause of problem?
No. Solution-focused therapists do not focus on the link between problems and their specific causes.
Do solution-focused therapists think that it is necessary to assess problems and understand the cause?
No. They believe that what matters most is initiating behaviour change within the clients life.
Who is credited with founding Solution-focused Therapy?
Steve de Shazer
Is it necessary to know the cause of a problem to solve it?
No
Is their a relationship between the cause of problems and their solution?
No
Is assessing necessary for change to occur?
No.
Is it necessary to search for the “right” solution? - explain.
No. If knowing and understanding problems are unimportant, so is searching for “right” or absolute solutions. Any person might consider multiple solutions and what is right for one person may not be right for others.
Is there any one “right” answer?
No. The client might consider multiple solutions.
Is there a “one size fits all” solution?
No. What is right for one person may not be right for others.
What approach is solution-focused therapy?
Post-modernistic. (Third-wave)
What is the role of language in solution-focused therapy?
There is a big emphasis on language, coupled with a range of techniques designed to promote change in the client’s language, which in turn facilitates change in behaviours
