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Solution-Focused Interventions with Trauma Survivors

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1.  A paradigm includes underlying:
  1. explanations
  2. theories
  3. frames of reference
  4. all of the above
2.  Which of the following is NOT a basic need disrupted by trauma?
  1. safety
  2. trust
  3. fear
  4. esteem
3.  Trauma-Informed Care includes:
  1. understanding trauma triggers
  2. designing programs with a trauma lens
  3. understanding the impacts of trauma
  4. all of the above
4.  Recovery for survivors does NOT include:
  1. supporting survivors' self-choice
  2. survivors remaining in isolation
  3. honoring survivor expertise
  4. helping survivors connect with their power
5.  Which of the following is an assumption of the strengths perspective in working with survivors?
  1. The worker knows what is best for the client
  2. The worker is to advise the client on what he/she needs
  3. Not all survivors strive toward healing
  4. Survivor stories provide numerous examples of strengths
6.  Which of the following is NOT an assumption of a solution-focused approach?
  1. Small change is generative
  2. Collaboration is possible
  3. People are resourceful
  4. Focusing on failure will help people rise above it
7.  Which of the following is NOT a criterion of well-defined goals?
  1. Stated in the positive
  2. Stated in process form
  3. Stated as general as possible
  4. Stated in the individual’s language
8.  Which of the following is NOT an example of a solution-focused strategy?
  1. Exception finding
  2. Externalizing the problem
  3. The Hypothetical Solution Frame
  4. Focusing on the problem
9.  The hypothetical solution frame involves which of the following:
  1. Thinking about future possibilities and how life will be different
  2. Analyzing past failures to learn from them
  3. Focus on feelings
  4. All of the above
10.  Which of the following is NOT part of an action plan for a preferred future?
  1. What can you do in the near future?
  2. What would you do tonight?
  3. What about your past can help you take next steps?
  4. What can you do as soon as you leave here?

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