In solution-focused therapy, if a client talks about problems, the therapist most likely will do which of the following?
a. Immediately shift the therapy dialogue to a goal focus or scaling questions
b. Inquire about how the problems began and how they have been maintained
c. Shift the focus to questions about the client's social network and support
d. After the problem story is told, shift to exception-finding questions
Question 2
In solution-focused therapies, problem talk refers to:
a. the tendency to focus too much on problematic behavioral patterns.
b. the relatively small amount of time spent on discussing client problems.
c. the repetition of past patterns in the therapy relationship.
d. the collaborative development of specific therapeutic goals.
Example of problem focused patient
Measuring the client’s height with a platform scale
Client’s view with visual field loss
Solution
With solution
Linear programming problems