Problem
The formation of appropriate goals is central to effective solution focused therapy. Imagine that you are a solution focused counsellor working with Mara. Mara is a single mother to a pair of twin boys (6 years old). Mara feels overwhelmed by her role as a single mother and is anxious about her ability to parent effectively. Mara has come to counselling because she "wants things to change". As a solution focused counsellor, you want to help Mara develop specific, clearly defined, solution focused goals
1. Outline one technique that you could use to help Mara identify a specific goal to work towards.
2. Imagine that Mara says that her goal is "I want the kids to stop fighting all the time". You want to help Mara transform this goal into positive terms. What is a a solution focused response that you could provide to help Mara rephrase her goal into positive terms?