
Brief Counseling That Works
A Solution-Focused Therapy Approach for School Counselors and Other Mental Health Professionals
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Brief Counseling That Works
A Solution-Focused Therapy Approach for School Counselors and Other Mental Health Professionals
About this book
Everything you need for maximum counseling results in less time! Expert Gerald Sklare is back with a breakthrough approach to effective counseling. Get fresh insights and new applications for solution-focused brief counseling (SFBC). Revised and expanded chapters help you: â˘Conduct brief, short-term sessions that lead to rapid, observable change
â˘Create well-defined client goals
â˘Enable clients to envision and take steps toward a more hopeful future
â˘Maximize your time for rapid, observable student progress
â˘Use the solution-focused principles with reluctant clients
â˘Conduct positive, goal-oriented parent conferences
â˘Work with individuals in school and community settings You'll find a brand new chapter on abbreviated SFBC sessions, updated case studies and research, helpful flow charts and note sheets, and invaluable practice exercises. This "how-to" book gives you everything you need to implement this powerful, innovative counseling approach. "Simple yet spectacular, my students and I LOVE Brief Counseling that Works! It presents a user-friendly, time-efficient, and very effective approach to counseling school-aged youth (and adults)!"
âBradley T. Erford, Professor
Past President of the American Counseling Association
Loyola University of Maryland
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Chapter One Counseling in Schools and Other Settings: Problems and Solutions
- Chapter Two Setting Goals
- Chapter Three Discovering and Constructing Solutions
- Chapter Four Connecting the Pieces
- Chapter Five Abbreviated SFBC Session
- Chapter Six Conducting Subsequent Sessions
- Chapter Seven Working With Reluctant Clients and Challenging Situations
- Chapter Eight Expanded Applications of Solution-Focused Concepts
- Appendix A Practice Detailing a Nonspecific Goal
- Appendix B Counseling Session With Kasey: A Practice Exercise
- Appendix C Solution-Focused Guided Imagery
- References
- Index
- Publisher Note