Brief Counseling That Works
A Solution-Focused Therapy Approach for School Counselors and Other Mental Health Professionals
Third Edition
Gerald B. Sklare
- University of Louisville, KY
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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 Maryland
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 Maryland
Contents
Preface
- Overview of the Contents
- What’s New in This Edition
- Who Can Benefit From This Book
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
Publisher's 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 A: Counseling Session With Kasey: A Practice Exercise
Appendix B: Solution-Focused Guided Imagery
Appendix B: Solution-Focused Guided Imagery
Appendix C: Practice Detailing a Non-Specific Goal
Appendix C: Practice Detailing a Non-Specific Goal
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
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 Maryland
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 Maryland
Contents
Preface
- Overview of the Contents
- What’s New in This Edition
- Who Can Benefit From This Book
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
Publisher's 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 A: Counseling Session With Kasey: A Practice Exercise
Appendix B: Solution-Focused Guided Imagery
Appendix B: Solution-Focused Guided Imagery
Appendix C: Practice Detailing a Non-Specific Goal
Appendix C: Practice Detailing a Non-Specific Goal
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Reviews
Brief Counseling That Works
A Solution-Focused Therapy Approach for School Counselors and Other Mental Health Professionals
June 2014 | 248 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/01/2025 | 9781483332338 | $40.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/01/2025 | 9781483353630 | $37.00 |
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 Maryland
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 Maryland
Table Of 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
Recent Product Reviews:
"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, Loyola University of Maryland
"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 Brief Counseling That Works: A Solution-Focused Approach for School Counselors and Administrators 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."
Virginia S. Dansby, Professor, Professional Counseling Program, Middle Tennessee State University
"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."
Stephanos P. Vassilopoulos, Assistant Professor, Department of Primary Education, University of Patras, Greece