Deck 14: Applications

Question 1

Kidge Burns says that in her practice in an acute care hospital in the U.K., the use of scaling questions is less relevant than in other settings

Answer 1

False

Question 2

No statistical differences in success rates in the St. John's program were found between males and females and between the employed and unemployed; however, those who saw their spouses as supportive had better outcomes than those who felt their spouses were not supportive.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

In the St. John's Hospital program, clients receive extensive information on the biological, psychological, and sociological aspects of drinking.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

In the Restorative Circles describe by Walker, the participants work to develop a plan for a better, law abiding future as well as work to reconcile the offender with family and community members.

Question 5

In Restorative Circles the "empty chairs" are for those in the community that the offender has unknowingly harmed and therefore could not be invited to participate.

Question 6

As the WOWW program developed, it has moved away from the classroom as a whole setting goals to the children setting individual goals.

Question 7

The support group in Young's anti-bullying program does not include the bully.

Question 8

Walker claims the prison system generally ignores the needs of crime victims who are often the offender's loved ones.

Question 9

Kidge Burns states that it is when non solution-focused colleagues see the solution-focused approach being effective with individual cases that these colleagues become motivated to learn more about the approach.

Question 10

Kidge Burns states that since her department has adopted the use of solution-focused techniques, they have shorter patient waiting lists.

Question 11

In Sue Young's anti-bullying program the word "bullying" is used with the children so that they understand how much damage can be done to a child's sense of self when he or she is bullied by other children.

Question 12

The effectiveness of the WOWW program in Chicago has been established using using random controlled trials.

Question 13

The solution-focused practice model was originally developed using videotaping and a one-way mirror.

Question 14

Although preliminary, outcome data on the Restorative Circles indicate offenders who participate in this process have lower recidivism rates than offenders who do not go through this process.

Question 15

Ben, the child around whom ideas for the WOWW program first formed, had significant learning disabilities.

Question 16

Those who originally developed solution-focused procedures included a cell biologist, a social activist, a family physician, academic persons, and mental health therapists.

Question 17

The support group approach to bullying has been very successful with 80 percent of the cases being quickly resolved, that is, from the time a support group is set up the target child reports very minor or no more difficulties.

Question 18

The application of solution-focused practices in a hospital setting in the U.K. described by Kidge Burns uses solution-focused practices primarily with those diagnosed with long-term mental illness such as schizophrenia.

Question 19

The purpose of Lorenn Walker's program in the Hawaii prison system is to increase offenders' lawful behavior and to repair harm with their loved ones and others hurt by their criminal behavior.

Question 20

Young states that most target children find it fairly easy to talk about their difficulties at the hands of their bullies.

Question 21

In their assessment interview, Uken and Sebold gather data about the frequency and intensity of the domestic violence in their client's recent past to ensure that all group members will be safe during group sessions.

Question 22

Frank Thomas, in his Reading on solution-focused supervision, maintains that solution-focused practices must be adjusted in noticeable ways in solution-focused supervision because the supervision relationship is fundamentally different from a therapy relationshi

Question 23

Jackson and Waldman, who are co-directors of the Solutions Focus, lead an international team of coaches and consultants who work on organizational change projects.

Question 24

Jackson and Waldman, when they asked a senior management team how becoming more solution-focused would manifest itself throughout their organization, received answers emphasizing the members of the organizations would be having different sorts of conversations with each other.

Question 25

Frank Thomas states that while much use is made of scaling questions in solution-focused supervision, few relationship questions are asked.

Question 26

In the WOWW program, teachers and students assess their own progress toward goals using ________.

A) the miracle question
B) exception questions
C) coping questions
D) relationship questions
E) scaling questions

Question 27

The alcohol treatment program at St. John's Hospital in Bruges, Belgium is built on:

A) clients accepting that they have an alcohol problem.
B) clients choosing the type of treatment they will receive.
C) a psycho-educational approach to treatment.
D) an assessment of the client's family history of alcohol use.
E) methadone treatment.

Question 28

Jackson and Waldman developed a "SF Champions Network" so that those acting as SF champions would have opportunities for collaboration and support among themselves.

Question 29

In the early stages of the WOWW program in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida with lower achieving children in middle school, the use of seemed to make a difference in reducing children's misbehaviors in class and in improving academic achievement.

A) the miracle question
B) exception questions
C) complimenting
D) coping questions
E) relationship questions

Question 30

In one of the case examples described in the Uken, Lee, and Sebold's reading, the domestic violence perpetrator was a woman.

Question 31

In Young's support group approach to bullying, which of the following is not a key question asked of the child who is being bullied?

A) Who
B) Who else is around when things are difficult?
C) Who are your friends at school?
D) What has your teacher done to be helpful to you so far?

Question 32

A Restorative Circle

A) solidifying an incarcerated person's support system in the community.
B) developing a written transition plan for the inmate.
C) bringing healing between the inmate and those in the community that the inmate harmed through criminal behavior.
D) solidifying an incarcerated person's relationships with prison personnel
E) solidifying an incarcerated person's family support system.

Question 33

The starting point for collaborative solution building is:

A) the nature of the client's problem.
B) what the client wants.
C) exceptions to the client's problems.
D) the client's coping strategies.
E) the client's feelings.

Question 34

Frank Thomas states that Insoo Kim Berg used complimenting more in her therapy relationships than when she was supervising other practitioners. 348)

Question 35

The "SF Champions" that Jackson and Waldman use to encourage and bring about change each identified a solution-focused project they wanted to work on to promote solution-focused practices in the organization.

Question 36

"Bill," the case example in Kidge Burns' Reading about her work with patients in an acute care hospital in the U.K., was struggling with:

A) auditory hallucinations associated with schizophrenia
B) chronic neck pain from a recent motorcycle accident
C) speech and language difficulties associated with a stroke
D) panic attacks associated with former combat assignments in the army
E) a generalized anxiety disorder dating back to childhood

Question 37

The recidivism rate for Uken and Sebold's program is essentially the same as for other programs for perpetrators of domestic violence.

Question 38

The "SF Champions" that Jackson and Waldman use to encourage and bring about change in an organization are solution-focused coaches brought in from other organizations that have already moved their own organizations in solution-focused directions.

Question 39

In the WOWW program, the classroom coach mainly:

A) offers helpful advice to the teacher about how to handle disruptive children.
B) speaks individually to each child about her or his learning difficulties.
C) observes for ways the teacher can improve his or her teaching.
D) observes for teaching successes that can be reported to the principal.
E) observes for what children and teachers are doing that contributes to student learning.

Question 40

One universal demand of the loved ones of inmates

A) get control of his or her anger.
B) apologize to all those whom the inmates has harmed.
C) stay away from alcohol and drugs.
D) not associate with former friends who led him or her into trouble.
E) make financial compensation for past crimes.

Question 41

Uken and Sebold originally began their treatment program for the perpetrators of domestic violence using a _________ treatment model.

A) psycho-educational
B) psycho-dynamic
C) strengths-based
D) task-centered
E) community-based

Question 42

In Jackson & Waldman's approach to organization change, "SF

A) Engage organizational teams in developing knowledge of SF principles and tools
B) Interview people from other solution-focused organizations about what worked for them in their organizations
C) Support development of a SF culture across the larger organization
D) Develop individual SF projects related to their own responsibilies in the organization
E) Embed and support SF working within organizational

Question 43

In order to come into their treatment group, Uken and Sebold require all members to:

A) admit to their past domestic violence.
B) identify exceptions to past domestic violence.
C) formulate a goal to improve a relationshi
D) be willing to talk about strategies to reduce violence.
E) All of the above

Question 44

A "relapse" in the St. John's program is viewed as:

A) a failed experiment in controlled drinking.
B) a successful experiment in controlled drinking.
C) an experiment in controlled drinking that has failed up to a point but that has also been partly successful.
D) a setback that warrants removal from the treatment program.
E) a setback that warrants the person changing treatment groups

Question 45

According to Frank Thomas, all of the following skills are used by Insoo Kim Berg in solution-focused supervision except which one?

A) Leading from one step behind
B) Hedging or "supposing"
C) Exception questions
D) Exploring feelings
E) Eliciting goals

Question 46

Which is not one of the guiding principles of solution-focused supervision according to Frank Thomas?

A) Word hard to avoid pathologizing
B) Be firm and clear about what you expect the supervisee to do with the client
C) Be respectful
D) Stay tentative
E) Focus on what works