SOP Module: Solution Focused Inquiry

Level: Advanced Practice

Credits: 3

Intended Audience: This course is intended for social workers, supervisors and managers interested in learning about Safety Organized Practice and the use of solution-focused inquiry in social work practice

Description of Course: The course provides training on what the purpose of solution-focused inquiry is, how to use solution-focused questions at each stage of a child welfare case, and how to connect solution-focused practice with Structured Decision Making (SDM).

Intended Objectives:

• Describe the purpose of solution-focused inquiry
• Use solution-focused questions during interactions with families
• Engage children and families in the assessment process
• Review how solution-focused inquiry links to SDM
• Use an interview as an intervention by focusing not only on gathering information, but on building a trusting relationship and gathering detailed information

Topics Include:

• Solution-focused practice
• Solution-focused inquiry and the link to SDM
• Child and family engagement
• Trauma-focused practice