{"product_id":"brief-counseling-that-works-9781483332338","title":"Brief Counseling That Works","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEverything you need for maximum counseling results in less time!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  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:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e   Conduct brief, short-term sessions that lead to rapid, observable change\u003cbr\u003e   Create well-defined client goals\u003cbr\u003e   Enable clients to envision and take steps toward a more hopeful future\u003cbr\u003e   Maximize your time for rapid, observable student progress\u003cbr\u003e   Use the solution-focused principles with reluctant clients\u003cbr\u003e   Conduct positive, goal-oriented parent conferences\u003cbr\u003e   Work with individuals in school and community settings\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Simple yet spectacular, my students and I LOVE \u003c\/em\u003eBrief Counseling that Works\u003cem\u003e. It presents a user-friendly, time-efficient, and very effective approach to counseling school-aged youth (and adults)!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Bradley T. Erford, Professor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Every once in a while I come upon a text that is so clear, so explicit, and so practical that I hear students recommending it to other counseling students who are not in the class.  Gerald Sklare’s \u003c\/em\u003eBrief Counseling That Works:  A Solution-Focused Approach for School Counselors and Administrators\u003cem\u003e is one such book.  I have used the first two editions in my secondary school internship course for several years, and have had universally positive feedback from the interns.  Even though they have all been introduced to SFBC in their theories and group classes and many have applied it in to their work in practicum, they are excited about how it helps them with \"Connecting the Pieces\". While I appreciate the ways that the book addresses the application of SFBC to the school setting, I feel that it is a valuable resource for anyone working with children and adolescents regardless of the setting.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Virginia S. Dansby, Professor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The solution-focused counseling approach is teaching us that strengths and resources are already available and dormant within students, parents, and the school. This book is a highly readable and practical guide for harnessing the power of problem-free talk and exception-seeking to support and empower our students.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Stephanos P. Vassilopoulos, Assistant Professor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface    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","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739654173015,"sku":"9781483332338","price":29.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/brief-counseling-that-works-9781483332338","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}