Do Something Different Solution - Focused Brief Therapy for Counselors

Do Something Different Solution - Focused Brief Therapy for Counselors

Authors: Farhana Sabri I Nur Aina Mohd Kamil
Publisher: USIM Press
ISBN: 9789674409555
Weight: 0.23kg
Pages: 129pp
Year: 2021
Price: RM38

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy_(SFBT) is rooted in constructivism epistemology that believes there is no absolute truth in interpreting the reality of the world. Individuals construct their own understanding and meaning of the world through language and experiencing things. Thus, SFBT is a strength-based, future-focused, and goal-directed approach that helps individuals resolve present problems by building on their existing resources and previously applied effective solutions.

This book represents a paradigm shift for counselors from largely pathology-centered therapies to a building-solutions-centered one. Fundamental assumptions are that clients are the experts of their lives and have the resources to deal with their problems. The interventions involved clients looking for exceptions, the times when a problem was not very severe or did not occur. The look for exceptions enables clients to realize that they are capable of changing and in control of their situation.