Brief Therapy-Scaling Questions involve...

• A. Requesting a Detailed Narrative of Childhood
• B. Unstructured Yes/No Questions
• C. Ignoring Numerical Measures
• D. Having Client Rate an Item on a Scale to Track Progress

Answer: (D)

Scaling questions in Brief Therapy use a numeric rating to quantify a client’s experience, making change easy to notice and discuss. By asking the client to rate an aspect of their problem, distress, or confidence on a scale (for example, 0 to 10), the therapist creates a concrete baseline and tracks progress over time. This approach keeps conversations brief, focused, and action-oriented, while giving the client a clear sense of what progress looks like and what would help move the score upward. It also helps identify moments of exception or small improvements, which can be built on in subsequent sessions.

So, the best fit is having the client rate an item on a scale to track progress. The other options don’t involve a numeric scale or ongoing progress measurement.