Counseling Toward Solutions: A Practical Solution-Focused Program for Working with Students, Teachers, and Parents

by Linda Metcalf

Step by step, Counseling Toward Solutions shows how to help individual students begin their own change process by noticing when a problem does not occur rather than focusing on the problem or what caused it. This approach— called Solution-Focused Brief Therapy— is often used by private counselors and therapists and is now being applied in the schools with great success.

Genres: Counselling

400 pages, Paperback

First published December 27, 1994

About the author

Linda Metcalf, Ph.D., is a former Classroom Teacher, Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is the author of ten books on solution focused therapy. Her research interests include relationship building between teacher and student, the use of solution focused therapy in regard to special education referrals, sexual abuse and addictions. Dr. Metcalf has presented her work extensively throughout the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Norway, Germany, and UK. She is a Professor in the Department of Education at Texas Wesleyan University, and Coordinator of the School Counseling Program. She is also the President of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

Reviews

[Kathy Watson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was filled with wonderful ideas for teachers.

[Kristin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can't wait to try some of the techniques with my students!