Exam 7: Formulating Feedback for Clients

The "do something different" suggestion is generally given to clients who are highly motivated but do not have well-formed goals.

If a competent practitioner suggests at the end of a session that the client "pay attention to what's happening in her

It is a good idea to incorporate the client's words into the end-of-session feedback.

The rule of thumb about preparing feedback for clients is to lean in a conservative direction when caught undecided between two possible suggestion assignments; that is, go with the less demanding suggestion.

The most difficult part of formulating feedback for clients is figuring out which compliments to give.

Peter did not give Ah Yan a suggestion at the end of their first session because she did not have well-formed goals.

End-of-session feedback is the point in solution building at which a practitioner can bring in his or her own ideas about what would be most helpful to the client and suggest them to the client.

A bridge may be drawn from any of the following except which one?

A combination of compliments and no suggestion increases the chances that clients who do not see a problem and do not want anything will return and be more likely to define a problem on which to work.

Clients who can identify exceptions but have not defined goals may be given an observational suggestion.

Client who have a clear and specific miracle picture but no exceptions are generally not given a suggestion.

At the conclusion of the end-of-session feedback for the Williams family, Gladys stated that Albert could not come back for the next session.

At the end of the first session, Insoo and her team believed that Gladys had well-formed goals and saw herself as a central part of a solution to her problems.

The first and most important matter in deciding on a suggestion is whether:

Which is not one of the structural components of end-of-session feedback?

Insoo and her team decided not to give Albert a suggestion.

De Jong and Berg view end-of-session feedback in solution building as the same thing as making interventions.

Clients who see a problem but do not see themselves as part of a solution are not given suggestions.

When a practitioner suggests that a client "pay attention for between now and the next time we meet," the practitioner has suggested:

Clients who have well-formed goals and deliberate exceptions in which they play a role are assigned the suggestion.