Brief Therapy-Invite the Client to Do More of What is Working aims to...

Brief Therapy-Invite the Client to Do More of What is Working aims to...

• A. Limit Client Autonomy
• B. Build Upon Client Strengths and Try What Worked
• C. Focus on Past Failures
• D. Introduce New Problems

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is to leverage what’s already working to create more change. In brief therapy, progress is built by identifying times when the problem was less present or not present at all, and then inviting the client to continue or amplify the strategies, skills, or resources that led to those positive moments. This strengths-based approach boosts motivation, enhances self-efficacy, and provides a concrete, actionable path forward that the client has actually tested. Building upon strengths and trying what worked fits because it centers the session on practical success and collaborative problem-solving—you’re not starting from scratch or dwelling on what went wrong, but rather expanding effective behaviors and choices the client can repeat. The other directions would pull attention away from progress, frame the client as deficient, or introduce new obstacles, which can stall momentum.

The main idea here is to leverage what’s already working to create more change. In brief therapy, progress is built by identifying times when the problem was less present or not present at all, and then inviting the client to continue or amplify the strategies, skills, or resources that led to those positive moments. This strengths-based approach boosts motivation, enhances self-efficacy, and provides a concrete, actionable path forward that the client has actually tested.

Building upon strengths and trying what worked fits because it centers the session on practical success and collaborative problem-solving—you’re not starting from scratch or dwelling on what went wrong, but rather expanding effective behaviors and choices the client can repeat. The other directions would pull attention away from progress, frame the client as deficient, or introduce new obstacles, which can stall momentum.