Understanding Solution Focused Brief Therapy by tracing Steve de Shazer’s theoretical thinking

Expiry Date
: 31/10/2025
CPD Units
: 3.00 Points
Rating
: 3.5/4

This article challenges the myth that SFBT has no theory

Keywords: SFBT, Theory Development, Steve de Shazer, Solution focused brief therapy

Reading material:

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The aim of this article is to look at therapy as solution focused as opposed to problem-solving.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

  1. De Shazer and the BFTC team’s view of the recursive relationship between practice, research and theory
  2. Therapy as an interactional process, and not something that the therapist “does to the client”.
  3. The fact that co-constructing of meaning is a feature of all therapies, not only post-modern ones.

    Instructions for this Module

    • Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
    • You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
    • The pass grade is 70%;
    • You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
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