Discussion:
Solution-Focused Family Therapy
Some feel that solution-focused family therapy empowers clients, and some feel that it offers too little expertise or guidance. How might you proceed if a client was uncomfortable being treated as the expert? Would it make a difference if you suspected that the client's discomfort was (at least in part) due to cultural norms of deferring to one perceived as being in a position of authority? How would you decide whether to try to increase the client's comfort level and proceed with a solution-focused approach; to shift your strategy / treatment approach; or to refer the client to someone else? What factors might you consider? Please include a valid reference article thanks.