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Key Ideas
Problem free talk Scaling Miracle question Client is expert
The acronym GEMS can serve to steer the mentor away from problem based talk:
G - oals what does the mentee want for themselves in the future E - xceptions listen out for when the mentee is discussion an aspect of their life when the problem was not apparent. M - iracle question can be used creatively (yellow hat thinking) to divert the topic. S caling can enable the mentee to refocus on the solutions. (Destination/vision etc). Employing Egans active listening techniques can promote your sensory acuity towards opportunities to introduce GEMS.
Example:
Julie: I wish I could lose some weight. Claire: Why don't you join a gym? Julie: Yes but, I can't afford the payments for a gym. Claire: Why don't you speed walk around your block after you get home from work? Julie: Yes but, I don't dare walk alone in my area after dark. Claire: Why don't you take the stairs at work instead of the elevator? Julie: Yes but, after my knee surgery, it hurts too much to walk that many flights of stairs. Claire: Why don't you change your diet? Julie: Yes but, my stomach is sensitive and I can tolerate only certain foods.
Founders
(1934 2007) Co-Founder of SFBT Brief Family Therapy Center (BFTC) in Milwaukee Insoo Kim Berg - Family Therapy And, Steve DeShazer.
Scaling Questions
Steve De Shazer (1940 -2005) Co-founder of the solution focussed approach with Insoo Kim Berg. After asking a client what is better since last time? The client said Im nearly a 10 now. Hence, numbers used to understand development
Benefits
Easy to use Focus on change Focus on clients phenomenological existence (Like Person Centred) Broad application
Scaling Steps
Alternative scales:
Like a jigsaw
Vision
Visualise a higher position; describe how things will look.
Small steps
6. Step forward Ask the client what small steps they could take
Types of Scale
Success scale Motivational scale Confidence scale Independence scale
Conclusion
Being a cognitively flexible mentor might mean that at times you have cause to employ solution focussed techniques. This might be when: Discussions of the problem are creating stagnation and or frustration. The mentee is in a contemplative stage of considering the benefits of change. You are being motivational (interviewing). You are empowering the mentee to employ divergent thinking and offer their own solutions that are more likely to succeed than mentor led solutions.