An essential first step in therapy that allows the client to feel comfortable with the therapist and improves the overall success of therapy.
What is joining?
100
Solution Focused therapy is not long term instead it is described as ________.
What is brief?
100
Instead of digging deep into the client's past relationships or trying to uncover unconscious emotions, therapists focus on this.
What are presenting problems?
100
Someone who's not really in the market for therapy.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
What is a visitor?
100
The goal of each session is not to make huge changes but rather to identify and amplify these in a client.
What is micro-solutions?
200
This type of question asks the client to numerically rate their emotion, situation, problems, etc.
What is scaling question?
200
Solution Focused therapy is considered to be a part of this family of theories which proposes that families are self-regulating and self-correcting.
What is systems theory?
200
As opposed to focusing on the client's growth areas SFT emphasizes the client's _______.
What are strengths?
200
Have clear complaints, but they are usually about someone else. Term term for a relationship with a client who describes a complaint but is at present unwilling to work on solving it.
What is a complainant?
200
Working together in therapy to create a reality.
What is co-construction?
300
This type of question asks clients to imagine and describe a situation where they wake up tomorrow morning with all their problems solved.
What is a miracle question?
300
Influenced solution-focused therapy as well as many brief approaches to therapy. (Google)
Who is Milton Erikson?
300
Instead of targeting emotions, Solution Focused therapists pay close attention to this instead.
What is behavior?
300
A client who is actively involved in the therapeutic process.
What is a customer?
300
This action allows the therapist to take a breather and possibly consult a supervisor mid-session.
What is a therapeutic break?
400
An instance where the client had a positive moment that was contrary to the problem. Solution Focused therapists search for these during therapy.
What is an exception?
400
Gregory Bateson, Virginia Satir, and Jay Haley were part of this group that is considered to be a great influence on the development of Solution Focused Therapy.
What is the MRI - Mental Research Institute
400
The therapist takes on this attitude in order to find out as much as possible without being threatening or interrogative.
What is curiosity?
400
This person directs therapy.
What is the client?
400
This reconceptualizes a problem as something positive. For example: "this problem you're facing is really a transitional life experience."
What is restructuring?
500
Elicit, Amplify, Reinforce, and Start over are the steps to follow with this Solution Focused technique.
What is the EARS Technique?
500
These two therapists are credited with developing Solution Focused therapy at the Milwaukee Brief Family Therapy Center.
Who are Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg?
500
This type of question seeks to identify how the client dealt with issues in the past. Instead of finding out how they felt this type of question looks for actions the client took.
What is a coping question?
500
This phrasing calls attention to the fact that the clients have already accomplished something. "Wow, you handled that so well!"
What is a compliment?
500
This term describes when the client changes in some way from the time they made the call to schedule an appointment and the actual therapy session.