Becoming Solution-Focused Forced in Brief Therapy: Remembering Something Important We Already Knew

Abstract

Presents the major rules of solution-forced therapy (SFT) and provides clinical case examples that highlight this model. SFT occurs when a therapist (mis)reads solution-focused literature and unknowingly or knowingly practices SFT. SFT differs from solution-focused therapy in that the therapist fails to acknowledge (1) the client's painful story, (2) the client's view of what he/she considers an exception that makes a difference to him/her, and (3) the client's self-defined reasons for seeking therapy. Possible reasons for the occurrence of SFT are explored. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)