Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A11-1
Resources Already in Use — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind resources already in use and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Devin uses a reminder note and a neighbor's shared ride.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A useful resource may be ordinary or easy to overlook.
The idea
A useful resource may be ordinary or easy to overlook.
An ordinary example
Devin uses a reminder note and a neighbor's shared ride.
What this can look like
Inventory people, routines, skills, objects, and accommodations already supporting one preferred outcome.
Check the fit
Which support deserves a place in the next plan? 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?
- Which support deserves a place in the next plan?
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.