| Solution Focused Brief Counseling and Parent Consultation. This experiential workshop is designed for both beginning and experienced school counselors, mental health counselors, social workers, psychologists, educators, other human service professionals, and educators who want to learn an innovative approach to empower their clients/consultees/students to recognize and utilize their resources. This model uses a systematic, five-step approach in which students/parents focus on solutions rather than problems. They are encouraged to think about times when their problems did not exist, and how these times contributed to the absence of the problem, and how to recreate such circumstances in their present situations. Focus is on the students/parents strengths and abilities rather than their weaknesses. Solutions are derived by the students/parents themselves and therefore not only are they more involved in their success, but the solutions fit their unique lifestyles. Finally, because they find their own solutions that work, often self-esteem is increased. With this emphasis of counseling on solutions rather than problems, counseling becomes brief.Email Russ at sabella@schoolcounselor.com or complete this training request form. |
Dr. Russell A. Sabella is currently a Professor in the Department of Counseling in the College of Education, Florida Gulf Coast University and President of Sabella & Associates.