The eLearning Center for Gatlin Education Services

Upon completion of this course, the participant will:

Have an enhanced understanding of the historical development of brief therapy;
Be familiar with the basic assumptions and unique characteristics of the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy model developed by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg; and
Have knowledge of basic interviewing techniques of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT).

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a competency-based, collaborative psychotherapeutic approach that is both effective and time-sensitive. Although it is a relatively brief form of treatment, SFBT is capable of initiating profound change in people''s lives by helping them to resolve the most challenging and intractable problems.

The author explains the development of this clinical approach and describes the unique characteristics of the solution-focused, brief therapy model practiced by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Berg. As well as providing therapists with the tools to help patients form clear treatment goals, the author presents valuable examples of SFBT interviewing techniques.

Introduction
  Changes in Care Delivery
  Re-examining Traditional Assumptions About Therapy
  Adopting Time-Sensitive, Clinical Approaches
Definition and Development
  What Is Brief Therapy?
  MRI Problem-Focused, Strategic Brief Therapy Model
  Core Assumptions
  Elements of MRI Model
  Development of BFTC's Solution-Focused, Collaborative Brief Therapy
  Shared Assumptions of MRI and BFTC Models
  Differences between MRI and BFTC Models
  Solution Talk and Progressive Conversation
  Discontinuous Nature of Problems and Solutions
Goal Building in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
  Therapeutically Well-Formed Goals
  Goal Building Conversations
  Criteria for Well-Formed Goals
  Vehicles for Hosting Goal Building Conversations
  Preferred-future Goal Building Conversations
  Exceptions and Success Conversations
  Scaling Conversations: Using Numbers to Make a Difference
Ending the Therapy Session
  Importance of Session Endings
  Elements of End-of-Session Protocols
Subsequent Sessions
  Guide for Subsequent Sessions
Terminating Therapy
  Endings That Make A Difference
References
  References
CE Test
Course Evaluation