Solution Focused Brief Therapy Test Questions – Flashcards

Solution-focused therapists inquire about those times in clients' lives when the problems they identify have not been problematic. Exploring these exceptions reminds clients that problems are not all-powerful and have not existed forever.

A technique that asks clients to imagine how things would be different if they woke up tomorrow and their problem was solved. Solution-focused therapists use the miracle question to help clients identify goals and potential solutions.

solution-focused therapists use scaling questions to identify exceptions and to build a positive mind-set; using a 1 to 10 scale, clients rate how much they want to resolve their problems, how bad the problem is, how much better it is than it was at the time of the last session, and so on

A sfbt technique where the therapist compliments the client on successful problem solving techniques used in the past, validating some of the ways the client has already used successful coping skills

a solution that worked for another problem and may work again

bringing awareness to a time when a solution was tried and was successful, or when a problem was not a problem

During the 2nd half of a session, an SFBT therapist will often take a short 'break' to reflect and summarize what has been discussed or worked on so far in the session.