Solution Focused Brief Therapy ( Sfbt ) For The Treatment...

In this paper, I will discuss the case study of â€Å"Ana†. Ana is 24 years old, has lost her job, and worries about becoming homeless. She currently is a single parent due to her husband being deployed in a combat zone overseas for the next eight months. Ana is a first generation immigrant from Guatemala; she comes from a large family. She claims to have a close relationship with her family but has not seen her family for about a year. Her father is a banker and her mother an educator, her three siblings all has graduated college and have professional careers. Ana has completed one year of college, but needed to leave school after her son was born, finding it difficult to manage being a parent, student and a full-time employee as well. While showing signs of being depressed and anxious, she has agreed to eight sessions for treatment. Using this background information in this paper will cover the use of Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) for the treatment of Ana. What concepts of the theory make it the most appropriate for the client in the case study? For Anna there are a few points that make the concept of SFBT appropriate for her. Primarily they brief time it takes with SFBT to show successful results. Due to Ana’s limited time that she can spend in treatment SFBT is generally very short term. â€Å"SFBT is very appropriate for work with couples, even high conflict couples, as it helps the two individuals to focus on what they want out of their relationship. It can be used