Leon Solution Focused Therapy

Theory is what guides social workers on how to view and approach individuals, groups, communities and societies. Theory helps workers to predict and understand the behaviour of their service users and the situation that they are in, giving them guidance on how they should intervene with particular people considering their history, lifestyle and future goals. On the other hand, methods are the techniques and approaches that social workers apply, in order to help their clients reach their goals in the most appropriate way and time. Theory then interlinks with methods and helps workers to identify the specific method that they should use with a particular service user that meets their psychological and sociological needs, (Gray and Webb, 2012).
Leon also is affected by depression but, he usually forgets to take his medication which has a negative affect on his employability. In relation to this issue, I would use the solution-focused therapy. Solution-focused therapy, also known as brief therapy was introduced in the 1980’s in the United States. It focuses on delivering a client-centred approach and aims to be non-judgmental, avoiding assumptions. I would make sure I speak to Leon and what he wants to do with his life and what it is that he would like to achieve, making an effort to focus on his strengths to help him solve his problems. This is merely due to the fact that Leon must want to change himself and work with me to set realistic and achievable goals, (Teater, 2014). It looks like Leon is vulnerable right now and has a negative mind-set. I feel like the solution-focused therapy will help Leon to step away from the current negativity he is in and provide him with a chance to start overlooking these issues and motivate him to start making more positive plans for the
It is described by Charles Handy with the metaphor, ‘Johari house’, which identifies each of the four quadrants (arena, blind spot, façade, and unknown) as a room in the house. Each quadrant represents different reflection points. Firstly, the arena is what is known to self and what is known to others, in other words, a person’s most evident characteristics. Secondly, the blind spot is what is not known to self but known to others. Thirdly, the façade is what is known to self but not known by others and lastly, the unknown is what is not known by self and not known by others. The window encourages clients to open up and shift information from the hidden area to the open area. I believe that this tool would be extremely beneficial to Fatimah and Leon as they seem to not understand each other and judge each other which could be a matter of miscommunication and culture differences. This tool could enable them to reflect on themselves and each other by using popular exercises such as writing a list of five things they like and another five that they dislike about each other. Although this seems very basic, it is a great way for them to reflect on and remember the good things that they like about each other as well as, sharing the concerns they have, that they might not have previously