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Imagine that you are a solution focused counsellor working with a new client, 45 year old Pedro. Pedro has come to counselling because he is feeling stressed and unhappy in his life. Pedro works as a department manager for a large organisation. While he is passionate about his work, he has found that his workload is starting to impact his relationship with his wife and child. Pedro has been married to his wife, Nima, for 10 years and they have a nine year old daughter, Nikki. Pedro used to enjoy getting home from work and reading Nikki bedtime stories before relaxing with Nima for a few hours before bed. However, after his promotion to department manager 12 months ago, Pedro has been staying back late at the office and bringing work home with him in an effort to stay on top of it. This has caused a strain in his relationships with Nima and Nikki. Now he is only able to spend quality time with Nikki on weekends and Nima has grown cold and distant. Pedro thinks that she resents the time that he is spending on work and the stress that it is putting him under but he, in turn, resents her lack of support. He and Nima regularly argue and Pedro now finds spending time with her to be draining. Pedro is unhappy with the direction that his life is heading in.
Pedro made an appointment for counselling after a particularly bad argument that he had with Nima last week. This argument made him realise that he is stressed out and unhappy and wants to make some changes in his life but he doesn't want to quit his job or lose his family
1. What you have learned about solution focused therapy throughout the Study Guide and Readings. What benefits do you think solution focused therapy will have for Pedro. what might Pedro get out of this way of working?
2. iii) Imagine that, instead, Pedro tells you that he had not made any positive changes and that he was still stressed and fighting with Nima.
what is an appropriate solution-focused response you could give, How can I write a question as if I talking to the client directly?