Solution-focused therapy / SFB-A17-2
Multiple Views of Progress — Practice worksheet
Create separate descriptions of progress for yourself and a relevant supporter without forcing agreement.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Devin values rest while a supervisor values speed.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. People can value different signs of improvement.
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
Create separate descriptions of progress for yourself and a relevant supporter without forcing agreement.
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
Which goal is yours, and which needs negotiation? 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:
- Which goal is yours, and which needs negotiation?
- 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.