英文原文
Solution-focused therapy is a type of treatment that highlights a client’s ability to solve problems, rather than why or how the problem was created. It was developed over some time after observations of therapists in a mental health facility in Wisconsin by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg and their colleagues. Like positive psychology, Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) practitioners focus on goal-oriented questioning to assist a client in moving into a future-oriented direction. Solution-focused therapy has been successfully applied to a wide variety of client concerns due to its broad application. It has been utilized in a wide variety of client groups as well. The approach presupposes that clients have some knowledge of what will improve their lives. The following areas have utilized SFT with varying success: depression, relationship difficulties, drug and alcohol abuse, eating disorders, anger management, communication difficulties, crisis intervention, incarceration recidivism reduction. Goal clarification is an important technique in SFT. A therapist will need to guide a client to envision a future without the problem with which they presented. With coaching and positive questioning, this vision becomes much more clarified. With any presenting client concern, the main technique in SFT is illuminating the exception. The therapist will guide the client to an area of their life where there is an exception to the problem. The exception is where things worked well, despite the problem. Within the exception, an approach for a solution may be forged. The ‘miracle question’ is another technique frequently used in SFT. It is a powerful tool that helps clients to move into a solution orientation. This question allows clients to begin small steps toward finding solutions to presenting problems (Santa Rita Jr., 1998). It is asked in a specific way and is outlined later in this article. Experiment invitation is another way that therapists guide clients into solution orientation. By inviting clients to build on what is already working, clients automatically focus on the positive. In positive psychology, we know that this allows the client’s mind to broaden and build from that orientation. Utilizing what has been working experimentally allows the client to find what does and doesn’t work in solving the issue at hand. During the second half of a consultation with a client, many SFT therapists take a break to reflect on what they’ve learned during the beginning of the session. Consultation breaks and invitations for more information from clients allow for both the therapist and client to brainstorm on what might have been missed during the initial conversations. After this break, clients are complemented and given a therapeutic message about the presenting issue. The message is typically stated in the positive so that clients leave with a positive orientation toward their goals. Here are four handy worksheets for use with solution-focused therapy: Miracle worksheet, Exceptions to the Problem Worksheet, Scaling Questions Worksheet, SMART+ Goals Worksheet. Compliments are frequently used in SFT, to help the client begin to focus on what is working, rather than what is not. Acknowledging that a client has an impact on the movement toward a goal allows hope to become present. Once hope and perspective shift occurs, a client can decide what daily actions they would like to take in attaining a goal. Higher levels of hope and optimism can predict the following desirable outcomes (Peterson & Seligman, 2004): achievement in all sorts of areas, freedom from anxiety and depression, improved social relationships, improved physical well being. Mind mapping is an effective intervention also used to increase hope and optimism. This intervention is often used in life coaching practices. A research study done on solution-focused life coaching (Green, Oades, & Grant, 2006) showed that this type of intervention increases goal striving and hope, in addition to overall well-being. Though life coaching is not the same as therapy, this study shows the effectiveness of improving positive behavior through solution-focused questioning. Mind mapping is a visual thinking tool that helps structure information. It helps clients to better analyze, comprehend, and generate new ideas in areas they might not have been automatically self-generated. Having it on paper gives them a reference point for future goal setting as well. Empathy is vital in the administration of SFBT. A client needs to feel heard and held by the practitioner for any forward movement to occur. Intentionally leaning in to ensure that a client knows that the practitioner is engaged in listening is recommended. Speaking to strengths and aligning those strengths with goal setting are important interventions in SFT. Recognizing and acknowledging what is already working for the client validates strengths. Self-recognition of these strengths increases self-esteem and in turn, improves forward movement. The questions asked in Solution-Focused Therapy are positively directed and in a goal-oriented stance. The intention is to allow a perspective shift by guiding clients in the direction of hope and optimism to lead them to a path of positive change. Results and progress come from focusing on the changes that need to be made for goal attainment and increased well being. 1. Miracle Question: “Now, I want to ask you a strange question. Suppose that while you are sleeping tonight and the entire house is quiet, a miracle happens. The miracle is that the problem which brought you here is solved. However, because you are sleeping, you don’t know that the miracle has happened. So, when you wake up tomorrow morning, what will be different that will tell you that a miracle has happened and the problem which brought you here is solved?” (de Shazer, 1988) 2. Presupposing change questions: “What stopped complete disaster from occurring?” “How did you avoid falling apart.” “What kept you from unraveling?” 3. Exception Questions: Tell me about times when you don’t get angry. Tell me about times you felt the happiest. When was the last time that you feel you had a better day? Was there ever a time when you felt happy in your relationship? What was it about that day that made it a better day? Can you think of a time when the problem was not present in your life? 4. Scaling Questions: “On a scale of 1-10, with 10 representing the best it can be and one the worst, where would you say you are today?” A follow-up question: “ Why a four and not a five?” Questions like these allow the client to explore the positive, as well as their commitment to the changes that need to occur. 5. Coping Questions: “How have you managed so far?” “What have you done to stay afloat?” “What is working?” The main idea behind SFBT is that the techniques are positively and solution-focused to allow a brief amount of time for the client to be in therapy. Overall, improving the quality of life for each client, with them at the center and in the driver’s seat of their growth. SFBT typically has an average of 5-8 sessions. During the sessions, goals are set. Specific experimental actions are explored and deployed into the client’s daily life. By keeping track of what works and where adjustments need to be made, a client is better able to track his or her progress. A method has developed from the Miracle Question entitled, The Miracle Method. The steps follow below (Miller & Berg, 1996). It was designed for combatting problematic drinking but is useful in all areas of change. State your desire for something in your life to be different. Envision a miracle happening, and your life IS different. Make sure the miracle is important to you. Keep the miracle small. Define the change with language that is positive, specific, and behavioral. State how you will start your journey, rather than how you will end it. Be clear about who, where, and when, but not the why. A short selection of exercises which can be used: 1. Solution-focused art therapy/ letter writing: a picture of their miracle, something the client does well, a day when everything went well. What was different about that day?, a special person in their life. 2. Strengths Finders: Have a client focus on a time when they felt their strongest. Ask them to highlight what strengths were present when things were going well. This can be an illuminating activity that helps clients focus on the strengths they already have inside of them. A variation of this task is to have a client ask people who are important in their lives to tell them how they view the client’s strengths. Collecting strengths from another’s perspective can be very illuminating and helpful in bringing a client into a strength perspective. 3. Solution Mind Mapping: A creative way to guide a client into a brainstorm of solutions is by mind mapping. Have the miracle at the center of the mind map. From the center, have a client create branches of solutions to make that miracle happen. By exploring solution options, a client will self-generate and be more connected to the outcome. 4. Experiment Journals: Encourage clients to do experiments in real-life settings concerning the presenting problem. Have the client keep track of what works from an approach perspective. Reassure the client that a variety of experiments is a helpful approach. Solution-Focused Therapy is an approach that empowers clients to own their abilities in solving life’s problems. Rather than traditional psychotherapy that focuses on how a problem was derived, SFT allows for a goal-oriented focus to problem-solving. This approach allows for future-oriented, rather than past-oriented discussions to move a client forward toward the resolutions of their present problem. This approach is used in many different areas, including education, family therapy, and even in office settings. Creating cooperative and collaborative opportunities to problem solve allows mind-broadening capabilities. Illuminating a path of choice is a compelling way to enable people to explore how exactly they want to show up in this world.
中文翻译
焦点解决疗法是一种强调来访者解决问题能力的治疗方法，而不是关注问题为何或如何产生。它是由史蒂夫·德·沙泽尔、茵素·金·伯格及其同事在威斯康星州一家心理健康机构观察治疗师一段时间后发展起来的。与积极心理学一样，焦点解决疗法（SFT）从业者专注于以目标为导向的提问，帮助来访者朝着面向未来的方向前进。由于其广泛的应用性，焦点解决疗法已成功应用于各种来访者关注的问题，也被用于各种来访者群体。该方法假设来访者对自己生活的改善方向有一定了解。以下领域已不同程度地成功应用了SFT：抑郁、关系困难、药物和酒精滥用、饮食障碍、愤怒管理、沟通困难、危机干预、减少再犯。目标澄清是SFT中的一项重要技术。治疗师需要引导来访者设想一个没有他们当前问题存在的未来。通过指导和积极提问，这一愿景变得更加清晰。对于任何来访者关注的问题，SFT的主要技术是照亮例外。治疗师将引导来访者关注他们生活中问题不存在的例外情况。例外是指尽管存在问题，但事情进展顺利的时刻。在例外中，可以找到解决方案的途径。“奇迹问题”是SFT中常用的另一项技术。它是一个强大的工具，帮助来访者转向解决方案导向。这个问题让来访者开始采取小步骤寻找当前问题的解决方案（Santa Rita Jr., 1998）。它以特定方式提出，并在本文后面概述。实验邀请是治疗师引导来访者进入解决方案导向的另一种方式。通过邀请来访者建立在已经有效的基础上，来访者会自动关注积极方面。在积极心理学中，我们知道这能让来访者的思维从该导向中拓宽和构建。利用实验证明有效的方法，让来访者找到解决当前问题中哪些有效、哪些无效。在与来访者咨询的后半段，许多SFT治疗师会休息一下，反思他们在咨询开始时学到的东西。咨询休息和邀请来访者提供更多信息，让治疗师和来访者共同头脑风暴，思考在初始对话中可能遗漏的内容。休息后，来访者会得到赞美，并收到关于当前问题的治疗性信息。信息通常以积极的方式陈述，以便来访者带着积极的目标导向离开。以下是四种方便使用的焦点解决疗法工作表：奇迹工作表、问题例外工作表、量表问题工作表、SMART+目标工作表。赞美在SFT中经常使用，帮助来访者开始关注有效的事情，而不是无效的。承认来访者对目标进展有影响，能让希望出现。一旦希望和视角转变发生，来访者可以决定他们希望采取哪些日常行动来实现目标。更高水平的希望和乐观可以预测以下理想结果（Peterson & Seligman, 2004）：在各个领域的成就、摆脱焦虑和抑郁、改善社会关系、改善身体健康。思维导图是一种有效的干预措施，也用于增加希望和乐观。这种干预常用于生活教练实践。一项关于焦点解决生活教练的研究（Green, Oades, & Grant, 2006）表明，这种干预增加了目标追求和希望，以及整体幸福感。尽管生活教练与治疗不同，但这项研究显示了通过焦点解决提问改善积极行为的有效性。思维导图是一种视觉思维工具，帮助结构化信息。它帮助来访者更好地分析、理解并在他们可能不会自动生成的领域产生新想法。将其写在纸上也为他们未来的目标设定提供了参考点。共情在SFBT的实施中至关重要。来访者需要感到被从业者倾听和支持，才能有任何进展。建议有意地倾身以确保来访者知道从业者在认真倾听。谈论优势并将这些优势与目标设定对齐是SFT中的重要干预措施。识别和承认对来访者已经有效的事情，验证了优势。对这些优势的自我认识增强了自尊，进而促进了前进的动力。焦点解决疗法中提出的问题是积极导向的，并以目标为导向的立场。其意图是通过引导来访者朝着希望和乐观的方向，让他们走上积极变化的道路。结果和进展来自于关注为实现目标和增加幸福感所需做出的改变。1. 奇迹问题：“现在，我想问你一个奇怪的问题。假设今晚你睡觉时，整个房子都很安静，一个奇迹发生了。这个奇迹是把你带到这里的问题解决了。然而，因为你在睡觉，你不知道奇迹已经发生。所以，当你明天早上醒来时，会有什么不同告诉你奇迹已经发生，把你带到这里的问题已经解决了？”（de Shazer, 1988）2. 预设变化问题：“是什么阻止了完全灾难的发生？”“你是如何避免崩溃的？”“是什么让你没有崩溃？”3. 例外问题：告诉我你不生气的时候。告诉我你感到最快乐的时候。你上次感觉更好的一天是什么时候？有没有一次你感到在关系中快乐？那天是什么让它成为更好的一天？你能想到问题不在你生活中的时候吗？4. 量表问题：“在1-10的范围内，10代表最好，1代表最差，你今天会说自己在哪里？”后续问题：“为什么是四而不是五？”这样的问题让来访者探索积极方面，以及他们对需要发生的变化的承诺。5. 应对问题：“到目前为止你是如何应对的？”“你做了什么来保持漂浮？”“什么在起作用？”SFBT背后的主要思想是，这些技术是积极和以解决方案为中心的，让来访者在治疗中花费短暂的时间。总的来说，提高每个来访者的生活质量，以他们为中心，掌握自己成长的主动权。SFBT通常平均有5-8次会谈。在会谈期间，设定目标。探索具体的实验性行动，并将其部署到来访者的日常生活中。通过跟踪什么有效以及哪里需要调整，来访者能更好地跟踪自己的进展。从奇迹问题发展出一种方法，称为奇迹方法。步骤如下（Miller & Berg, 1996）。它最初设计用于对抗问题饮酒，但在所有变化领域都有用。陈述你希望生活中某些事情不同的愿望。设想一个奇迹发生，你的生活确实不同。确保这个奇迹对你很重要。保持奇迹小。用积极、具体和行为的语言定义变化。陈述你将如何开始你的旅程，而不是如何结束它。明确谁、在哪里和何时，而不是为什么。一些可以使用的练习：1. 焦点解决艺术疗法/写信：他们的奇迹图片、来访者做得好的事情、一切顺利的一天。那天有什么不同？、他们生活中的一个特别的人。2. 优势发现者：让来访者关注他们感到最强大的时刻。让他们强调事情顺利时存在的优势。这是一个启发性的活动，帮助来访者关注他们内心已有的优势。这个任务的一个变体是让来访者询问他们生活中重要的人，告诉他们如何看待来访者的优势。从他人的角度收集优势可以非常有启发性，并有助于让来访者进入优势视角。3. 解决方案思维导图：引导来访者进行解决方案头脑风暴的一种创造性方式是思维导图。将奇迹放在思维导图的中心。从中心开始，让来访者创建解决方案的分支，以实现那个奇迹。通过探索解决方案选项，来访者将自我生成并与结果更紧密地联系。4. 实验日记：鼓励来访者在现实生活环境中进行关于当前问题的实验。让来访者从方法角度跟踪什么有效。向来访者保证，多种实验是一种有益的方法。焦点解决疗法是一种让来访者掌握解决生活问题能力的方法。与关注问题如何产生的传统心理治疗不同，SFT允许以目标为导向的焦点解决问题。这种方法允许面向未来的讨论，而不是面向过去的讨论，推动来访者朝着解决当前问题的方向前进。这种方法用于许多不同领域，包括教育、家庭治疗，甚至在办公室环境中。创造合作和协作解决问题的机会，允许思维拓宽的能力。照亮选择之路是一种引人注目的方式，让人们探索他们究竟想如何在这个世界上展现自己。
文章概要
本文介绍了焦点解决疗法（SFT）的核心技术、工作表和应用，特别强调目标设定在个人发展中的作用。文章概述了SFT的起源、基本原则，以及如何通过奇迹问题、例外问题、量表问题等技巧帮助来访者聚焦解决方案而非问题。文中提供了多种工作表（如奇迹工作表、SMART+目标工作表）和练习（如思维导图、实验日记），旨在增强来访者的希望、乐观和目标实现能力。文章还讨论了SFT在抑郁、关系困难等广泛领域的应用，并强调了共情、优势识别和积极提问的重要性。整体上，SFT被描述为一种赋能、未来导向的方法，帮助个人掌握解决问题的能力，提升生活质量。
高德明老师的评价
用12岁初中生可以听懂的语音来重复翻译的内容：想象一下，如果你有一个魔法棒，可以让你的问题突然消失，你会注意到什么不同？这就是焦点解决疗法教我们的——不要老想着问题有多糟糕，而是想想当问题解决时，生活会变得多美好。它就像玩游戏一样，先找到你做得好的时候（比如不生气的那天），然后多用那些好方法。还有，你可以用1到10打分，看看自己离目标有多近，这样就知道下一步该做什么啦！
焦点解决心理学理论评价：焦点解决疗法（SFT）展现了心理学中一种强大的范式转变，从问题导向转向解决方案导向。它基于来访者内在资源和优势的假设，通过目标澄清、例外识别和奇迹问题等技术，有效促进积极变化。SFT与积极心理学理念高度契合，强调希望、乐观和未来可能性，而非病理化过去。其简短、结构化的方法（如5-8次会谈）体现了效率和对来访者自主性的尊重，符合“少即是多”的干预哲学。理论核心在于赋能来访者成为自己生活的专家，通过小步骤实现大改变，这反映了对人性潜能的深刻信任和赞美。
在实践上可以应用的领域和可以解决人们的十个问题：焦点解决疗法可广泛应用于教育、职场、家庭和个人成长领域。它可以解决人们的十个问题：1. 帮助设定清晰、可实现的生活或职业目标；2. 增强应对压力和焦虑的韧性；3. 改善人际关系和沟通技巧；4. 提升自尊和自信，识别个人优势；5. 管理愤怒和情绪波动，找到平静时刻；6. 克服拖延症，通过小步骤启动行动；7. 在抑郁或低潮期，聚焦积极例外和希望；8. 促进健康习惯养成，如锻炼或饮食调整；9. 解决学习或工作中的动力不足问题；10. 在危机后重建生活方向， envision 积极未来。这些应用都基于赞美现有资源、目标导向思维和探索未来可能性，而非评判或建议。