helping midterm

the ____ that heals

relationship

when you focus on solutions you are most likely to get ______

action

one question type to avoid

why

constructivism

we construct our own truths of the world

____ is the job of the therapist

listen to the client

first rule of SFT

If it ain’t broke don’t fix it

2nd rule of SFT

once you know what works do more of it

3rd rule of SFT

if it doesn’t work do something different

important to listen for _________

who and what are important to a client

median number of sessions in SFT

6

5 stages of the SFT process

1 building relationship

2 searching for treasure

3 well defined goals

4 end of session feedback

5 evaluating client process

the pioneering therapist in SFT

Erickson

2 people who authored what we now call SFT

Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer

Reasons for asking miracle question

unlimited possibilities, identify desired changes, future-focused, identifies goals

three things you need to do before starting a session

confidentiality, questions about paperwork, present overall structure of the session

sparkling moments 

times when the problem is not occurring or is better