Solution-Focused Therapy Case Study

Treatment/Intervention Plans
Our goals for Joel includes: being able to understand the different feelings he experiences, learning how to express those feelings in ways that are productive, improving his social skills, improving his ability to handle bullying, improving handwriting, and dealing with grief associated with losing friends due to relocation. Through implementing different theoretical approaches, we will make a positive impact on Joel’s self-esteem and self-efficacy. Therefore, we have decided to use Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Choice Theory and Reality Therapy, Play Art Therapy, and Adlerian approaches to counseling. These approaches emphasize personal strengths, empathy, positive behaviors,

Solution-focused therapy is based on premises and assumptions that professional school counselors should view students as competent and able to implement positive change. In addition, there is no need to focus on the past and the causes of the problem. As a result, focus should be on what works for students and doing more of this. Likewise, it is also important for counselors to understand small changes are major success (Beeler et al., 2012, p. 148). Likewise, Solution-focused uses a set of behaviorally and cognitively oriented therapy techniques to amplify positive behaviors and reinforce the use of effective coping strategies (Beeler et al., 2012, p. 148). Solution-focused therapy is different from other prescriptive approaches because of its emphasis on process and its focus on changing future behaviors to help clients accomplish their goals. Focusing on the future causes solution-focused therapists to spend little time exploring problems and instead work with the client to construct a set of behavioral tasks that lead to a rapid solution (Bonnington,