SOLUTION FOCUSED PROFESSIONAL
"Let's imagine that this begins to happen – you begin to get on with your life as a person, as a parent in a way that is totally right for you and also okay for 'the authorities', what do you think you'll start to see that is different?" With this question the professional accepts the legitimacy of the client's wishes, makes no attempt to impose an agenda of 'the authority', and legitimately requires merely that the client acts within 'the law' (in its most general sense). "So if this meeting helped towards getting us out of your life would that mean it had been useful?" is a response that accepts the client's starting point without closing down potential for agreement. A solution focused response would see them as equally motivated. Traditionally the former response would be seen as characterising motivation and the latter resistance. A solution focused negotiation will often begin with "What are your best hopes from this meeting?" Clients will respond across a continuum: "I would like to have a better relationship with my children" and "To get you lot out of my life!" representing different ends. "How can I help you?" being one of the most common starting points. The basic rule of negotiation between professional and client (whatever the professional service being offered) is to put the client's agenda first. The task of the therapist is to trust that each client has the answer to these questions and to ask the questions in such a way that the client finds the answers. What are you already doing and have done in the past that might contribute to these hopes being realised.What would your day-to-day-life look like if these hopes were realised?.What are your best hopes from this therapy?.Three basic questions underpin solution focused brief therapy: Three Questions about Solution focused brief therapy (And Sometimes a Fourth) The task of the therapist is to ask the questions in a way that leads the client to discover the answers and this requires considerable skill. It consists of only three basic questions which, if they can be answered, often lead to dramatic change. Solution focused brief therapy is a simple idea but not easy to put into practice. The three Basic Questions about Solution Focused Therapy
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