2.5 Apply Evaluation Findings Solution-focused Therapy (SFT)
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Running head: APPLY EVALUATION FINDINGS: SOLUTION-FOCUSED THERAPY 1
Apply Evaluation Findings: Solution-focused Therapy (SFT)
Rachel Stover SWK 656
Indiana Wesleyan University
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Author Informing Reader
This article was talking about the importance that Solution-Focused therapy has for physicians and their patients. It also discusses how affective SFT is within counseling and how “80% of SFT clients improved during therapy,” (Greenburg, Ganshorn , & Danilkewich, 2001)
. The article goes on to discuss how change is in the hands of the patient because they are the experts on their lives. That the responsibility of the physician or clinician is to support and guide the patient/client throughout the change process. The article also discusses the techniques of SFT that they address as MECSTAT (miracle question, exception question, coping question, scaling question, time-out, accolades, and task). It then goes into detail discussing each of the techniques
of SFT. What was interesting about the Article One thing that stood out to me in the article is, “Family physician advocates suggest that SFT’s concentration on patient strengths, abilities, and resources creates a counseling atmosphere
flavored with hope and optimism,” (Greenburg, Ganshorn , & Danilkewich, 2001)
. This stood out to me because it is placing the responsibility of change into the patient’s hands. Change cannot happen without the patient being willing to change. The clinician or physician can try to persuade the patient/client that they need to change but without the willingness to change, it will not happen. So by placing the responsibility of change into the patients hands, it allows them the ability to decide for themselves and give them the strength to change. What was confusing about the Article One thing that was confusing to me is the use of time-out in Solution-Focused Therapy. I understand that it gives both the client and the clinician the opportunity to process the
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conversation but what is confusing to me is why would the clinician leave the room during that process, wouldn’t they want to stay to help the patient/client process the conversation. I know for
me, I would prefer for them to help me process the conversation in a way that is understandable for both myself and the clinician. Is this an Intervention you would use? This is an intervention that I would use. I like this intervention because it allows the client to be in control of what goes on within their sessions and how they want to reach their goals. I also like that part of the intervention (Accolades) encourages the clinician to give positive feedback, to compliment the patient, or to encourage the patient to think about past or present accomplishments to help them achieve their goals. It also allows the clinician to assess the patients readiness to change throughout the process which can benefit the clinician and the patient. How can this intervention be modified? This intervention could be modified to fit in family therapy by the clinician taking their time with the family through each step of the process. It will allow the family to process what is going on and what is being said. It can allow each of the family member to express how they are feeling and be heard. This intervention is a brief counseling method that is typically completed within a few sessions which can benefit a family in family therapy because they can get straight to the root of the problem and learn effective ways to work through it.
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References
Greenburg, G., Ganshorn , K., & Danilkewich, A. (2001). Solution-focused therapy: Counseling model for busy family physicians. The Offical Journal of the College of Family Physicians of Canada
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