Defining

Problems

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Problem

List

• What are the things are bothering you?

• What led you to come and see me?

• What issues would you like to work on?

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Prioritize• Which resolvable?

• Rank order these issues?

• What needs to be done first?© 2010

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Demographics, Appearance and

Demeanor

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Age

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Demographics,

Appearance and

Demeanor• Sex

• Ethic/cultural

affiliation

• Marital status

• Occupation

• Height, weight

• Dress, grooming

• Demeanor 6

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History

• When did each issue begin?

• What else was going on?

• Where did it begin?

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Components of Problem Behaviors

Antecedents

• Cognition

• Feeling

• Behavior

• Context

• Relationships

Consequences

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Behavior

• Cognition

• Feeling

• Behavior

• Context

• Relationships

• Cognition

• Feeling

• Behavior

• Context

• Relationships

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Before During After

Secondary Gain

• An external motivator.

• If problem allows client to:

– Miss work,

– Gain sympathy

– Avoid jail sentence

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Prior Solutions

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Client

Resources

• Family

• Skills

• Church

• Prior

experience

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Discriminate between

• Changeable vs. Unchangeable

• Problem focused vs. emotion-focused

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