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In order to help survivors of sexual abuse, solution-based counselors identify clients' unique solutions using _________________________.

A) miracle questions
B) scaling questions
C) constructive questions
D) coping questions

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"Client will increase periods of enjoyable activity, social interaction, and hope for the future" is an example of a _______________________________.

A) symptom-reducing goal
B) positive, observable goal
C) nonobservable goal
D) negative goal

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In solution-oriented therapy, the key with compliments is to compliment _________________________.

What role do client-strengths play in solution-based therapies?

In solution-based therapy, ______________ is cultivated early in therapy to develop motivation and momentum.

All of the following are included in the basic tenets of solution-focused intervention according to de Shazer EXCEPT:

How are scaling questions used in solution-based therapies?

When using scaling questions, it is up to the therapist and the client to identify realistic expectations and to develop specific homework tasks to move the client toward goals.

When successfully delivered, the miracle question allows clients to do all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following statements most accurately reflects solution-focused therapy's empirical support as an evidenced-based practice?

Sara is a solution-based therapist who is working with Tim and Tania (parents) and their two children, Jake (age 15) and Madison (age 9) . The parents state that Jake is increasingly hostile, that he won't listen to them, and that they feel like their family is falling apart. Jake refuses to participate in therapy, stating that his parents are the ones with the problem and that he doesn't think anything is wrong. Bill and Gina want Sarah to have some individual sessions with Jake, stating that they just can't make a difference and that she needs to "fix him". What category describes Tim and Tania's motivation for change?

Bryan, a solution-based therapist, asks his client Cynthia about the areas of her life that are going well during a session. Cynthia struggles to answer the question and instead answers that she is frustrated with herself for always giving in to her husband's demands. She feels like she lets him walk all over her. Bryan asks Cynthia to think of a time when she stood up for her wants with her husband. This is an example of:

Solution-based therapists spend a minimum amount of time talking about ______________ and instead focus on moving the client toward enacting solutions.

_______________ is based on distinguishing between three levels of experience: facts, stories, and experience.

The key to successfully assessing strengths no matter how dire and severe a client's situation appears is what?

What are some qualities that should be present in solution-based goals?

When working with survivors of sexual abuse and/or trauma, solution-based therapist honor the agency of the survivors. What does that mean?

A couple attends therapy with Amelia, a solution-oriented therapist. The couple reports a very difficult relationship, always arguing, disagreeing, and separating. After a very intense first session, Amelia says to the couple, "Between now and the next time we meet, I would like you to observe, so that you can describe to me next session, what happens in your relationship that you do not want to have changed by therapy." What kind of intervention is Julia using?

Which of the following is an example of a request?

List and describe two solution-generating questions utilized in solution-based therapies.