Brief counseling that works : a solution-focused therapy approach for school counselors and other mental health professionals /: a solution-focused therapy approach for school counselors and other mental health professionals. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gerald B. Sklare.
• Authors: Sklare, Gerald B
• Contents: Preface; Overview of the Contents; What’s New in This Edition; Who Can Benefit From This Book; Acknowledgments; Publisher's Acknowledgments; About the Author; 1. Counseling in Schools and Other Settings: Problems and Solutions; Origins of Solution-Focused Brief Counseling; Differences and Similarities; Effectiveness; Core “Rules”; Solution-Focused Assumptions; Additional Guiding Concepts; Summary; Practice Exercise; 2. Setting Goals; Opening the First Meeting: Establishing Rapport and Explaining the Process; Developing a Positive Goal; The Miracle Question; “What Else” Questions; Establishing Well-Developed Goals: An Overview; Summary; Practice Exercises; 3. Discovering and Constructing Solutions; Discovering Unrecognized Solutions: Instances of Success; Empowering Clients Through Recognition of Their Resources; Scaling a Baseline and Progress; Flagging the Minefield: Identifying and Overcoming Obstacles; Concluding the Initial Session With a Message; Summary; Practice Exercise; 4. Connecting the Pieces; Components of the First Session; Case Study With Pedro: Session One; Summary; Practice Exercises; 5. Abbreviated SFBC Session; Explaining the Process; Determine What the Client Wants to Achieve; Use Scaling to Determine Clients’ Views of Their Present Situation; What’s the Highest Number the Client Has Ever Been?; The Message; A Case of an Abbreviated SFBC Session; Summary; 6. Conducting Subsequent Sessions; Subsequent Sessions: Getting Started; Components of Second and Subsequent Sessions; Assessing Whether Further Counseling is Needed; Writing a Message; Tools for Second and Subsequent Sessions: Flow Chart and Note Sheet; Subsequent Sessions With Pedro; Summary; 7. Working With Reluctant Clients and Challenging Situations; Helping Involuntary Clients Become Customers for Counseling; SFBC With Students Mandated for Counseling in Lieu of Disciplinary Action; Turning Difficult Situations Into Workable Goals; Summary; 8. Expanding Applications of Solution-Focused Concepts; 10-Second “Counseling”; Solution-Focused Counseling Referral Form; Use of Puppets in SFBC; Use of Sand Trays in SFBC; Solution-Focused Group Counseling; Classroom Counseling Using SFBC Methods; Solution-Focused Parent-Teacher Conferences; Solution-Focused Guided Imagery; Summary; Final Thoughts; Appendix A: Counseling Session With Kasey: A Practice Exercise; Appendix B: Solution-Focused Guided Imagery; Appendix C: Practice Detailing a Non-Specific Goal; References; Index;
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (248 pages)
• Subjects: 371.4/6; Educational counseling; Solution-focused brief therapy; Short-term counseling; Educational counseling; Short-term counseling; Solution-focused brief therapy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483332321; 1483332322
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