Question #1

Four-question techniques are central to solution-focused therapy; each function to make problems appear less oppressive and more controllable. Use one of these question techniques with a client or volunteer. In your discussion, identify the question technique you used, share the actual quote of the way you phrased the question, and the results you experienced with the client or volunteer. Give your thoughts on how this technique facilitates client change or improvement. Does solution-oriented therapy ignore people's pain (as some critics of the approach suggest) or does it facilitate clients' positive experiences, which in turn empower them to change what is painful in their lives?

Question #2

Give an example of either an enmeshed family with little/no boundaries or a disengaged family with rigid boundaries. What problems might this family present with? What concepts and techniques would you use to treat this family using a structural family therapy framework? In your experience, is it more difficult to work with a disengaged family or an enmeshed family?