Brief Counseling That Works: A Solution-Focused Therapy Approach for School Counselors and Other Mental Health Professionals, 3rd Edition

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: • Conduct brief, short-term sessions that lead to rapid, observable change • Create well-defined client goals • Enable clients to envision and take steps toward a more hopeful future • Maximize your time for rapid, observable student progress • Use the solution-focused principles with reluctant clients • Conduct positive, goal-oriented parent conferences • 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)!” —Bradley T. Erford, Professor Past President of the American Counseling Association Loyola University of MarylandBrief Counseling That Works: A Solution-Focused Therapy Approach for School Counselors and Other Mental Health Professionals 3rd Edition is written by Gerald B. Sklare and published by Corwin. ISBNs for Brief Counseling That Works are 9781483353630, 148335363X and the print ISBNs are 9781483332338, 1483332330. Additional ISBNs include 9781483332369, 9781483332321.