SOLUTION FOCUSED BRIEF
THERAPY
ARNETTE CHAMPION MFT 618
WHAT IS SOLUTION
FOCUS BRIEF
THERAPY?
THE FOUNDERS
Steve De Shazer & Insoo Kim Berg
WHO NEEDS
IT?
74% OF THE STUDIES REPORTED SIGNIFICANT
POSITIVE BENEFIT
HOW IS IT DONE?
Sessions
50-60 minutes
6-12 weeks
TECHNIQUES
Coping questions
Scaling questions
Miracle questions
LIMITATIONS
QUICK GOAL ORIENTED
Second Concern
Ignoring information
ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
DIFFERS FROM TRADITIONAL THERAPY
EFFECTIVENESS
Marital issues
Research on children
WHEN WOULD YOU USE SFBT?
Healing
Abuse
Dysfunctions
Addictions
REFERENCE
Evan George. (2010). Disadvantages of Solution Focus? What are the disadvantages of the brief solution focused
approach? Retrieved from https://www.brief.org.uk
GoodTherapy. (2018). Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. Retrieved from https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-abouttherapy/types/solution-focused-therapy
Murray, H. (2021 Jan 25). Solution Focused Therapy. Retrieved from https://www.simplypsychology.org/solutionfocused-therapy.html
Psychology today. Solution-focused Brief Therapy. Retrieved from https://www.psychology today.com
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. Institute for Solution. (2021 May 5). What Does The Research Say About SolutionFocused Brief Therapy? Retrieved from https://www.solution focused.net/research-in-solution-focused-therapy