CAHSS Faculty Articles
The Use of Expectation in Solution-Focused Formula Tasks
ORCID ID
0000-0002-7769-0527
Publication Title
Journal of Family Psychotherapy
ISSN
0897-5353
Publication Date
2007
Abstract
Solution-focused therapy, developed by de Shazer and others at the Brief Therapy Family Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been a major force in the field of psychotherapy over the last twenty years. It is a directive, action-oriented approach that quickly gets clients focused on their own resources. Solution-focused therapists use several tasks to assist in the change process. This paper will explore how the theme running through the effectiveness of these tasks is that of expectation. The paper will begin with a discussion of expectancy in psychotherapy and how this creates an ambiance for difference. Then, the history of Solution-Focused Formula Tasks (SFFTs) will be presented. Finally, a discussion of the primary principles of SFFTs will be presented where the utilization of expectancy to prime the client for change will be highlighted as the main conduit of change.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1300/J085v18n01_03
Volume
18
Issue
1
First Page
27
Last Page
37
NSUWorks Citation
Reiter, M. D. (2007). The Use of Expectation in Solution-Focused Formula Tasks. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 18 (1), 27-37. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1300/J085v18n01_03
