Thank you for your comprehensive explanation. Your method of solving problems is very insightful. To help you gain a wider perspective, I’ll also give a brief case study. An outpatient doctor refers an impaired patient to the social worker department. The client seems confused and sick. In a friendly manner, the on-duty social worker welcomes him and introduces himself to him. The client later reveals that he was a police officer and had been warned for his drunken behavior. Further, the client states that his family includes a son and daughter in high school who were sent home by him to collect tuition which he cannot pay. His activity started around five years back, according to the client. Due to his rigidity, his wife wanted divorce. A social worker might identify the client with drug addiction-related depression. After the session ends, the client makes a decision to gradually reduce his alcohol intake and set up a savings account. With the help of the social worker, the client decides on his own. One year later, clients still drink alcohol occasionally and moderately; their children attend school. The client continues to work and has a local store.
Solution-focused short therapy focuses more on the client’s health and success than any issue. The client is struggling with addiction and drug misuse. A year later, the client shows significant improvement due to the assistance of the social worker in moving the client’s focus away from the immediate to the future. Social workers can help clients recognize the potential for behavior change by focusing on their dignity and value (O’Connell 2012). The minor concerns of reducing alcohol intake or creating savings accounts are far less important than achieving a healthy lifestyle and paying the school fees. But, the short-term solution-focused approach of the social worker allows small issues to be addressed in order to build upon larger problems (De Shazer). De Shazer et. al., 2002. This customer saves some of his income and has his children enrolled at school. He also owns a small store.