ABSTRACT
In the field of Single-Session Therapy (SST), the words 'problem', 'solution' and 'goal' are frequently employed without precise attempts to differentiate between them. This chapter utilises definitions provided by the Oxford English Dictionary. Some SST therapists are prepared to work with problems, goals and solutions, while others are prepared to just work with goals and solutions. The chapter sees solution-focused therapy as only meaningful if it focuses on solutions and goals. In SST, the client does not end therapy once they have achieved their goal. There have been a number of different ways of conceptualising therapeutic goals. Perhaps the most well-known – 'SMART' goals – was created by Doran to help managers write goals and objectives. When highlighting behavioural goals, the therapist and the client work together to formulate behaviours that are most likely to change the adversity if it can be changed.
