Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A06-1
Scaling in Your Own Words — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind scaling in your own words and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Devin rates readiness as four and explains what makes it more than one.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A scale is a conversation aid rather than a validated score.
The idea
A scale is a conversation aid rather than a validated score.
An ordinary example
Devin rates readiness as four and explains what makes it more than one.
What this can look like
Define both ends of a personal scale, choose a current position, and describe what supports it.
Check the fit
What does your chosen number mean in everyday behavior? You may disagree with the framing, use fiction, or decide that this approach is not useful today.
A useful distinction
A preferred future can include advocacy, accommodations, and external change; optimism is not required.
Prompts for this resource
- What part of this idea makes sense to me?
- What does your chosen number mean in everyday behavior?
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.