Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A05-2
Deliberate and Accidental Exceptions — Practice worksheet
Compare one intentional change with one helpful accident and identify what can be repeated.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Devin worked well in a quiet waiting room without planning to.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A helpful difference can be noticed even when it was unplanned.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Compare one intentional change with one helpful accident and identify what can be repeated.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
What part of the accident can become a chosen support? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- What part of the accident can become a chosen support?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
What is Solution-Focused Therapy? — Solution-Focused Therapy Institute
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.