1. *Abby TuckerThe University of MississippiCOUN 594

2. * Solution-focused model provides the language for children to find their own solutions* Uses solution thought and solution talk* Focuses on solutions rather than problems* Enable children to use their internal resources for growth and development within their own environment* Through the language of play children can find their own solutions* Primarily uses art, sand tray, and puppets as medium of play* 3. * The use of hypothetical goals to help clientssee what is possible* Goals provide foundation for solution-focusedprocess; goals should beconcrete, behavioral, measurable and positive* Techniques:* Goal Setting* Miracle Question* Exceptions* Scaling* Solution Message* 4. ** Concrete, Positive, Behavioral, and Measurable* Must be important to the child* Enables children to display goals through their play* wows and hows* Helps them discover what they are capable ofand encourage them to continue using theseskills 5. ** What would happen if the problem were magically solved* Helps child visualize how life would be different; provides positive feelings and creates new behaviors* Relationship questions* Provides detail* Expands and Clarifies the miracle 6. ** Either little pieces of the miracle or times when the problem did not exist* Helps children recall times that they avoided the problem; which helps provide a guideline for solutions, empowerment, and success* Helps children appreciate their own success* Identify and access an internal locus of control; taking responsibility for their own behaviors 7. ** Scaled 1-10* Visual Representation* Sets tone for the new learning process* What do you have to do to get to a ___? 8. ** Visual representation of childs efforts to find his or her own solution* Credits* Series of compliments and affirmations* List of positive attributes* Bridge* Commitment and Willingness to work on goal* Solution Task* Aim* miracle day 9. * Help child discover what it is that they want to achieve; establish goals* Aid child in articulating goals through play techniques* Help child communicate goals by making therapeutic assumptions* 10. * Collaborators in identifying goals* Work to find solutions that benefit the entire family* Respect and Encourage Childs goals* 11. * Variety of mental health diagnoses* The issue that brings client to therapy is not important, it is what is discovered that is* Helps child envision what they want and develop skills to get to that state of being * 12. * 78% (12 and under)* 89% (13-18)* Success with children as young as 5* Not recommended for pre-kindergarten children* High satisfaction level among children and parents* Inspired families to find solutions and make changes* Well respected and successful in school settings * 13. * Maturity level of child* Developmental skills to grasp the concept* Therapeutic assumptions may be incorrect if an inadequate amount of time is spent developing the therapeutic relationship and level of involvement* Parents respecting their childrens goals; letting children work on their goals vs. parents goals* Directive vs. Non Directive* 14. * In solution focused play therapy, therapist believe that children know what they want but sometimes struggle to find the necessary skills to get there.* Through solution focused play therapy, the therapist and child work together to develop a solution to the childs problems. * 15. ** Nims, D.R., & Schaefer, C.E. (2011). Solution- focused play therapy: Helping children and families find solutions. Foundations of Play Therapy (pp.297-312). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons