Description:
In part 2 of this three-part series on Solution Focused Counseling, the presenter, Mary Bunn (LCSW), explains the particular context for torture survivors, which makes solution focused counseling useful in addressing social service needs.
This presentation was recorded at the Meeting Social Services Needs in the Current Climate training institute held in Evanston, IL in August 2012.
Mary Bunn defines solution-focused (or task-focused) counseling as a short-term, practical, strengths-based approach that focuses on identifying client concerns. She goes on to address the key features of this approach:
- It is resilience- and strengths-focused
- It’s action-oriented, not insight-focused
- It is present-focused rather than examining the client’s past
- It uses a collaborative relationship
- It breaks problems into manageable pieces and focuses on only one problem at a time
Bunn notes that this approach is especially helpful in the initial stage of treatment.
Make sure you watch the other two videos in this series:
- Part 1 – Introduction to Solution Focused Counseling
- Part 3 – The Steps of Solution Focused Counseling