Solution-Focused Counseling in Middle and High Schools

About this book

For courses in School Counseling. Published in collaboration with the American Counseling Association this book presents solution-focused techniques designed to resolve common school problems in an efficient and responsive manner. Complete with cases practice exercises troubleshooting tips and strategies John Murphy shows readers how to reframe situations from "what is wrong to what is working" and emphasizes a practical research-based approach for improving disruptive classroom behavior failing grades school violence truancy and more. It acknowledges the time constraints caseloads and various environments present in school counseling situations and consistently demonstrates how to use small changes and the clients own strengths to quickly lead to positive outcomes.