Solution Focused Practice Model

Theory - Solution Focused Practice Model

Definition - In the solution focused practice model, you start by visualizing the solution and then come up with the steps to lead to the solution. It helps to imagine the best case scenario to be able to aim high in coming to a good solution.

Augsburg.edu. (n.d.). Theories, Models, and Perspectives: A Cheat Sheet for Field Instructors. Retrieved from http://web.augsburg.edu/socialwork/msw/pdfs/cheatsheet.pdf

Application - This could be used in community development by working with the community to envision what their perfect community would look like and then work to fill in the steps it would take to get to the end goal. This would help in strategic planning to ensure that all of the goals of the community are addressed at the earliest planning stages.

Alternative application - In designing a higher education curriculum, adminstrators could work with students to envision what the goals of a four year degree should be and what students should be able to accomplish in terms of their thinking skills when they graduate. The curriculum could be developed based on what the end goals of what students should be able to do.