Using Application Of Solution-Focused Counselling Case Study
According to Egan (2001), although relationship building is essential in counselling, employment of further intervention is also necessary for change to occur. Research has found that the average client who receives treatment or intervention improves more than two-thirds of people who do not receive counselling (Landman & Dawes, 1982). This has supported the general efficacy of counselling interventions. Despite reviews of outcome studies negate claims of superiority for any one approach (Wampold, Mondin, Moody, Stich, Benson & Ahn, 1997), evidences have shown the superiority of particular counselling approach with some problems or clients (e.g., Beutler & Harwood, 2000; Paul & Menditto, 1992). This essay aims to compare the efficacies of employing
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Counsellor focuses on Karen’s concern, including who and what is important to her, then extract a vision of a preferred future from her (Trepper et al., 2011). The setting of specific, concrete and realistic goals is an important component of solution-focused counselling (Loh, 2014). Karen’s goals are formulated through solution-focused conversation about what she wants to be different in the future. Once a beginning formulation is in place, counsellor emphasises on Karen’s strengths and resources related to that vision. Furthermore, counsellor may focus on exceptions related to goals and regularly scale how close Karen is to her goals and co-constructing useful steps to reaching her preferred future (Trepper et al., …show more content…
Hence, Karen may have her issue resolved temporarily and come back to counselling as the root causes of her circumstance is not identified and emphasised. Additionally, although several studies have supported the efficacy of brief solution-focused counselling in different populations (e.g., Cockburn, Thomas & Cockburn, 1997; Lindforss & Magnusson, 1997; Seagram, 1997; Zimmerman, Jacobsen, MacIntyre & Watson, 1996), none of the studies met all of the stringent criteria for efficacy studies and there were no replications of the studies by independent investigators (Gingerich & Eisengart, 2000). Thus, it cannot be concluded that brief solution-focused counselling has been proved to be
Counsellor focuses on Karen’s concern, including who and what is important to her, then extract a vision of a preferred future from her (Trepper et al., 2011). The setting of specific, concrete and realistic goals is an important component of solution-focused counselling (Loh, 2014). Karen’s goals are formulated through solution-focused conversation about what she wants to be different in the future. Once a beginning formulation is in place, counsellor emphasises on Karen’s strengths and resources related to that vision. Furthermore, counsellor may focus on exceptions related to goals and regularly scale how close Karen is to her goals and co-constructing useful steps to reaching her preferred future (Trepper et al., …show more content…
Hence, Karen may have her issue resolved temporarily and come back to counselling as the root causes of her circumstance is not identified and emphasised. Additionally, although several studies have supported the efficacy of brief solution-focused counselling in different populations (e.g., Cockburn, Thomas & Cockburn, 1997; Lindforss & Magnusson, 1997; Seagram, 1997; Zimmerman, Jacobsen, MacIntyre & Watson, 1996), none of the studies met all of the stringent criteria for efficacy studies and there were no replications of the studies by independent investigators (Gingerich & Eisengart, 2000). Thus, it cannot be concluded that brief solution-focused counselling has been proved to be