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1Solution-Focused Brief TherapyI dont lead musicians, man. They lead me. I listen to them and learn what they do best.

~Miles Davis2

First Interview With Rosie

3About the TrainingPurposeBackground InformationAgendaDirections of FocusGeneral SFBT InformationSFBT Skills & Experiential LearningSFBT & PracticeSFBT & Other Treatments

4Two Types of Helping

5Direction of Focus

6SFTB Introduction

7SFBT Introduction

8About SFBTHistorySteve de Shazer, Insoo Kim Berg, and their colleagues developed Solution-Focused Brief Therapy starting in the late 1970sUtilized in business, social policy, education, criminal justice services, child welfare, and domestic violence offender treatment9About SFBTTenetsIf its not broken, dont fix itLook for exceptionsAsking questions rather than telling clients what to doFuture is negotiated and createdComplementsGentle nudging to do more of what is workingChange is constant and inevitableThe solution is not always directly related to the problem10SFTB Skills Overview

11SFBT Skills Overview

12SFBT InterventionsInterventionsNot knowingComplementing strengthsScaling questionsException questionsCoping questionsMiracle question

13SFBT InterventionsNot KnowingClients expertsGeneral attitude communicating an abundant, genuine curiosityMicro practice skills14Experiential LearningWith a partner:Ask them what their favorite activity is, and elicit details. 15SFBT InterventionsComplementing StrengthsStrengths perspectiveBuilding rapport and giving hopeDirect complements: positive evaluation or reactionIndirect complements: a question implying something positive

16SFBT InterventionsScaling QuestionsUses in other techniquesMotivation, hopefulness, depression, confidence, progress etcTechniques for follow-up17SFBT InterventionsExploring ExceptionsProblem description vs. exceptionsIncrease awareness of current/past successesTurning past solutions into present solutionsFinding out specificsCreating a plan

18SFBT InterventionsCoping QuestionsTailored to help client from feeling overwhelmedA method for exploring exceptionsFinding the clients strengths19SFBT InterventionsMiracle questionAmplifying what the client wantsFormatting the questionConcrete, behavioral, measurable termsRealistic terms20Experiential LearningThink about a difficult client to work with. Interview you partner.Implement a stance of not knowingUse the miracle question to come up with a goal of being a better clinician.Explore for strengths and complement them.Elicit exceptions and coping methods for creating a plan.Utilize scaling questions.21Second Interview with RosieRead and discuss the second interview with Rosie.22Connecting SFBT to PracticeBuilding rapportCo-created treatment goalsCreative plansIndividual meetingsReviewing treatment goals23Connecting SFBTto other TechniquesStrengths perspectiveMotivational interviewingMicro practice skillsClient as expertContrast to medical modelAnchored in change24Questions, concerns,or comments?25