Miracle Question
The miracle questions helps clients define their ____ and clarify ____.
What is "goals and solutions"?
Scaling questions are not used to measure the extent of the problem but rather the scope of the ____.
What is "solution"?
In the Miracle Question role play, Courtney identified some VIPs. Name one of the VIPs she identified in the video.
What is "daughter, husband, aunt, dog"?
Mark is a social worker at a school and has been working with a 15-year-old student named Emily. Emily has been struggling with school attendance, and her grades have been declining due to her frequent absences. Emily has expressed feelings of wanting to do better in school, but that it can be difficult to do so.
On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest, how motivated are you right now to make positive changes in your attendance?
Name a type of goal formation question.
What is "miracle question"?
Alternate answers: What is "Fast forward question"?
What is "Suppose Question"?
The miracle question shifts focus to a time where __________.
What is "the problem is resolved/no longer present"?
You should use scaling questions to ___ ___ ____.
What is "set a goal/task"?
Alternate answer: What is "scale confidence & motivation"?
Courtney identified what being present looks like for her. How would you reflect her definition of being present back to her?
What is "It sounds like being present looks like not worrying about the future or other distractions from what you're doing in the moment."
Or something to that effect.
Brittany is a 10-year-old girl who came in with her mother for a routine psychopharmacology session to monitor her medications. Brittany is being treated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and a mood disorder. Her mother is also in treatment for a mood disorder. Their relationship has suffered from high conflict, parent and child mood instability, and parental stress. Brittany and her mother are not fighting as much since their last visit, both working on things mentioned in their last session.
On a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the two of you are getting along and doing fun things together and 1 being the opposite, where would you say you are now?
A fast forward question can be used when a client is ______.
What is "grieving"?
Alternate Answers: What is "struggling to cope"?
What is "wanting something that is unlikely to immediately occur"?
The miracle question is a tool used to help patients imagine their __________ when their problem is solved.
What is "preferred future"?
Scaling questions have great versatility and can be used to assess a client's ______. It can also be used to help parents, children, spouses, other family members, and treatment providers understand each other’s ______.
*Hint- same answer for both spaces*
What is "perspective"?
Alternate answers: What is "POV"?
What is "perception"?
In the MQ role play, Courtney's presenting problems were difficulties with time management and balancing being present as both a student and a mother. Name a potential goal that you heard in the midst of her talking about her miracle day.
What is "be present in the day with family spending quality time with husband and daughter"?
Alternate answers: To not focus on all the things she has to get done in a day, Being present with her daughter mentally, Wants her daughter to know she is important, Wanting to reflect more with her husband, conversations with Aunt focused on other topics of interest and less on problem-solving, To be well-rested
John is a social worker at a family counseling center. He is working with a family consisting of a mother, Lisa, and her teenage daughter, Emily. They have sought help due to ongoing conflicts at home, particularly regarding Emily's behavior and academic performance. Lisa explains that they have been arguing a lot lately and is very worried about her daughter.
On a scale from 1 to 10 with 1 being we are not getting along at all and 10 being we are getting along more than ever, how would you rate the status of your relationship right now?
After asking a scaling question and the client gives you an answer, your next question should be...
What is "How will you get to the next number?"
The miracle question should be used when ...
What is "the client wants something that may be difficult to achieve"?
Alternate Answers: What is "the client is struggling to find a solution"?
What is "the client is struggling to see how their life could be different"?
When asking a scaling question, it is important to scale the _____ and NOT the _____.
What is progress and problem?
When Dede brought up the conversation about goal attainment and problem solving, she did something important before she starting asking scaling questions. What was this?
What is asking if it's okay with the client/ asking permission?
Jessica is a mother of three who is seeking counseling in regards to her current divorce. She tells you she hates the way her soon-to-be ex-husband talks to her in front of the kids and that all their fighting around the kids is really concerning to her.
Ask the miracle question with the problem being all the issues surrounding fighting around the children being gone. What would that look like?
Different ways you can alter the miracle question for younger children can look like...
A fairy comes and performs a miracle... Anything that makes it more child friendly!
A common mistake when asking the miracle question is...
What is A miracle happens and everything in your life is perfect/going well
As with other solution-focused questions, it is important to amplify details of successes and goals. A very useful question to amplify successes is _________.
What is the "what else" question?
After Dede asks Courtney to rank where she's at on the scale of change, what is the first question she asks after Courtney answers?
What is Why isn't this number lower?
You're a social worker at a counseling center and your client, Samantha really wants to move on from her ex-boyfriend who broke up with her three months ago. She says that she thinks about him every night before she goes to bed and that it ruins the rest of her night's sleep.
Ask a miracle question OR a scaling question
Scaling could be: On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being completely willing to do anything to move on from the ex-boyfriend and 1 being not willing to change at all, where are you?
There are two things we should scale for in relation to the client's issue. These are...
What are confidence and motivation?