The Pros And Cons Of Solution Focused Therapy
I. Introduction
a. Solution-focused therapy believes that by focusing on how things are, we perceive how language is used in daily life. Language games is the idea that the meaning of words are not inherent but are learned from context in life. When the inner processes are hidden from oneself and is unknown this is called the private language proposition. Assessing the private language proposition is done with help of scaling questions and relationship questions; this is because private knowledge can only be assumed by outside signifiers. Emotions are not seen as behavior drivers, but as an experience that are explained by talking about the outside signifiers. Solution-focused therapists believe that they do not need to know the problem to …show more content…
Ethical considerations with the clients would be to keep promises unless it involves taking a side, treating people justly, allowing the clients to make their own choice, which is one of the key elements of solution-focused therapy, along with actively working to benefit the clients.
e. Clients and client problems theory works with
i. Franklin explains that in studies based on this therapy where patients were adults with depression, it worked as well as cognitive-behavioral therapy. There is also evidence that adults and youth with internalizing disorders using solution-focused therapy works even in different countries. When doctors and psychologists are working with patients with mental health disorders this therapy and aid in increasing medication agreement. Additionally, solution-focused brief therapy trained experts have successfully proven more effective in communication and interviewing clients in the health care setting (Franklin, 2015). ii. When a client has a concern that is rooted more in the past finding a therapy that uses a more psychoanalytic approach would be more helpful (Bitter, 2014).
III. Outline the research support for the model
a. Research has shown that SFBT has a small to moderate effect compared to no treatment, and that is works as well as other treatments but in a shorter amount of sessions (Kim, Smock, Trepper, McCollum, & Franklin,
a. Solution-focused therapy believes that by focusing on how things are, we perceive how language is used in daily life. Language games is the idea that the meaning of words are not inherent but are learned from context in life. When the inner processes are hidden from oneself and is unknown this is called the private language proposition. Assessing the private language proposition is done with help of scaling questions and relationship questions; this is because private knowledge can only be assumed by outside signifiers. Emotions are not seen as behavior drivers, but as an experience that are explained by talking about the outside signifiers. Solution-focused therapists believe that they do not need to know the problem to …show more content…
Ethical considerations with the clients would be to keep promises unless it involves taking a side, treating people justly, allowing the clients to make their own choice, which is one of the key elements of solution-focused therapy, along with actively working to benefit the clients.
e. Clients and client problems theory works with
i. Franklin explains that in studies based on this therapy where patients were adults with depression, it worked as well as cognitive-behavioral therapy. There is also evidence that adults and youth with internalizing disorders using solution-focused therapy works even in different countries. When doctors and psychologists are working with patients with mental health disorders this therapy and aid in increasing medication agreement. Additionally, solution-focused brief therapy trained experts have successfully proven more effective in communication and interviewing clients in the health care setting (Franklin, 2015). ii. When a client has a concern that is rooted more in the past finding a therapy that uses a more psychoanalytic approach would be more helpful (Bitter, 2014).
III. Outline the research support for the model
a. Research has shown that SFBT has a small to moderate effect compared to no treatment, and that is works as well as other treatments but in a shorter amount of sessions (Kim, Smock, Trepper, McCollum, & Franklin,