Solution-Focused

Question 1

future oriented
focus on internal resilience
ask what is working - do more of it

Question 2

• scaling questions to gauge improvement or change
• ask patients to rate their priorities, goals, satisfaction, problems, coping strategies, successes, motivation for change, safety, confidence, treatment progress, and hope on a numerical scale from 1–10.

Question 3

• miracle question - what if problem were not there

Question 4

• snowball effect - small changes lead to other changes

Question 5

• assess the resources of the family - ask where problem does not occur

Question 6

termination - open ended - clients encouraged to return if they think it’s helpful

Question 7

In Solution-Focused therapy, the client is the “expert.” There is no such thing as resistance; it’s the therapist’s “fault” if the client isn’t “getting it!” Therefore, changing interventions to something the client “gets” would be indicated.

Question 8

Coping Question - what is the client doing no matter how small to cope with emotional distress