Solution-Focused Strategies with "Involuntary" Clients: Practical Applications for the School and Clinical Setting.

Osborn, Cynthia J.

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ERIC Number: EJ590857

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Publication Date: 1999

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Solution-Focused Strategies with "Involuntary" Clients: Practical Applications for the School and Clinical Setting.

Osborn, Cynthia J.

Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, v37 n3 p169-81 Mar 1999

Students and clients who do not seek counseling voluntarily often are characterized in a negative light and receive services that are prescriptive and forced, resembling a rigid philosophy. An alternative and more humanistic approach is that of solution-focused counseling, which emphasizes therapeutic collaboration. (Author)

Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselor Attitudes, Drug Rehabilitation, Humanistic Education, Mental Health Programs, School Counseling

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Language: English

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