Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A09-1
Coping under Constraint — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind coping under constraint and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Devin manages an unpredictable work schedule and needs more reliable childcare.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Coping questions recognize survival and context without praising endurance of harm.
The idea
Coping questions recognize survival and context without praising endurance of harm.
An ordinary example
Devin manages an unpredictable work schedule and needs more reliable childcare.
What this can look like
Name a difficult condition, what has helped you get through, and what outside change or support is still needed.
Check the fit
What should not remain your responsibility to solve alone? 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 should not remain your responsibility to solve alone?
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.