Clinical Use of Solution Focused Therapy
Beginner-1.5 CEs
Introduction
If you google “therapy cartoon”, a common illustration or image that may pop up is a client who is laying out on a sofa across from a therapist. This illustration may come with a text bubble, with words that indicate the client is doing a deep dive into their history. It may be a typical belief that therapy needs to go within the depths of childhood, be problem-centered, and lengthy, in order to be successful. However, one approach is not a one size fits all for every client. We live in a world where brief solutions are in demand, and mental health is no different. Certain circumstances, such as time constraints, i.e. within an acute setting (hospital), lack of time a client may have due to lifestyle/responsibilities, or finances may not lend to using an approach that requires the client to attend beyond 5 sessions. Solution-Focused Therapy differs from many traditional approaches to mental health treatment. It is a future-oriented approach that, “helps clients build solutions rather than just resolve specific problems” (https://ct.counseling.org/2013/07/keeping-it-brief/). SFT is a strengths-based approach, where the therapist helps the client identify strengths and previous successes, in order to build toward their desired destination or outcome. (Walsh, Pg, 230).
Course Summary
This course would benefit learners who are interested in Solution-Focused Therapy. This approach puts less focus on the presenting problem, shifts greater focus on helping clients identify strengths and previous successes in order to support their desired future outcome, and can serve as a way to measure progress toward an attainable goal.
This course will examine the concepts, theories, and tools used within Solution-Focused Therapy and how this approach can be an effective alternative to longer forms of therapy for appropriate client populations.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to describe, identify and explain the main components of Solution-Focused Therapy.
Participants will be able to describe, identify and explain the advantages and disadvantages in using Solution-Focused Therapy.
Participants will be able to describe and demonstrate at least two of the tools used within the approach and how they are used in Solution-Focused Therapy
What is Solution Focused Therapy?
Development & History
Cultural Implications for SFT
Techniques used in SFT
Goal Setting
The Miracle Question
Scaling Question
The Exception Question
How to put in practice - Handout
Solution Focused Skills and Questions - PDF
SFT Advantages and Disadvantages
Final Points
Certificates will be awarded after completion of the full Webinar and course evaluation.
Radiant Sunshine, #1403, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Radiant Sunshine maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 2/28/20 to 2/28/2023 Social workers completing this course receive 1-clinical continuing education credits.
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Video1-KM Solution-Focused Therapy
What is Solution Focused Therapy (SFT)_
Video2-KM Solution-Focused Therapy
Solutions Every Day Episode 120_ The Key Ingredient to Solution Focused Brief Therapy
Stages of Change: Techniques used in SFT
Video3-KM Solution-Focused Therapy
The miracle question_ demo (1)
Video4-KM Solution-Focused Therapy
Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) Scaling Questions Role Play, 2021.
Motivational Interviewing & Scaling Questions
Video5 -KM Solution-Focused Therapy
3 Ways to Ask Exception Questions In Therapy
SFT Activities (Examples)
Video6 -KM Solution-Focused Therapy
Putting it Into Practice (Long Example)
Video7-KM Solution-Focused Therapy
Biographical- Reference
Clinical Use of Solution Focus Therapy-Quiz
Clinical Use of Solution Focused Therapy-Evaluation
Sharea Farmer, LCSW