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Considering this, is Solution Focused Therapy Effective?

There was strong evidence that solution-focused brief therapy was an effective treatment, for a wide variety of behavioural and psychological outcomes. It seemed to be shorter, making it cheaper than alternative treatments.

One may also ask, what are the disadvantages of solution focused therapy?

• The worker has to listen to the client and has to take what the client says seriously.
• Listening to the client also means that when the client says that the work is done – the work is done.
• The worker who uses solution focused brief therapy can never take the credit.
• The solution focused worker cannot be clever.

Also question is, how long is solution focused therapy?

On average, about five sessions of solution-focused therapy are needed and these typically last for around 45 minutes each. The therapy rarely extends beyond eight sessions, however further sessions and other integrated techniques can be introduced if necessary - in some cases, only one session is required.

What are the key concepts of solution focused therapy?

Key concepts of Solution-Focused Therapy are illustrated by techniques, including: basic assumptions; the miracle question; exception questions; scaling questions and; presupposing change. Several key concepts underlie Gestalt therapy, many of which are similar to that of person-centred and existential therapy.