Book Review: Counseling toward solutions: A practical, solution-focused program for working with students, teachers, and parents

IF 2.5 2区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Abdullah Sinring, A. Munir
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Linda Metcalf’s experience and expertise as a former high school teacher, certified school counselor, supervisor of licensed professional counselors, and licensed marriage superintendent and family therapist comes across in this book as she provides practical solutions in working with students, parents, and teachers. The counseling activities illustrated are effective at reducing behavioral concerns, encouraging healthy mindsets, and providing social-emotional learning opportunities. This book consists of 10 chapters and is divided into two parts. Part 1 includes the first five chapters and presents practical problems and solutions for teachers in schools. Part 2 describes how to conceptualize concerns and implement solutions to cases of students and parents. Each chapter covers a specific topic that builds on issues and situations faced by today’s school counselors, including working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students and those with traumatic or substance abuse experiences. Within school settings, where the day is demanding and fastpaced, short, pragmatic, and effective interventions are needed (Jones & Edwards, 2023). Using a systemic approach that involves students, Metcalf shows that students can build their solutions in a collaborative way. The case illustrations will be particularly useful for students of counseling psychology. For example, in Chapter 7, Metcalf describes step-by-step recommendations to foster grit and a desire to learn among students. Furthermore, in Chapter 8, Metcalf provides practical solutions for working with parents. In particular, she recommends assisting families in helping youth build confidence that starts at home and follows them to school. The goal is to have children and youth feel supported at home and in school. The explanations in the two parts of this book complement each other. They are written sequentially like a story in solving problems. So, readers will need to read the book’s entire contents in order to take full advantage of the advice. Notably, only successful client consultations are presented as examples of cases.We believe Metcalf could have enhanced the book by providing additional material and comparison in some unresolved or difficult cases. Each chapter is accompanied by dialogue illustrations, complete with non-test sheets and student appreciation certificates, which will be helpful for those currently practicing in schools. The ideas in this book are best geared to teachers, counselors, and parents at home. Metcalf’s approach is about respecting the good of people, the success that occurs spontaneously at any given time, and being curious about how that success occurs.
书评:解决方案咨询:一个与学生、教师和家长合作的实用、专注于解决方案的计划
琳达·梅特卡夫的经验和专业知识,作为一个前高中教师,认证的学校辅导员,有执照的专业辅导员的主管,有执照的婚姻监督和家庭治疗师,在这本书中,她提供了与学生,家长和老师一起工作的实际解决方案。所示的咨询活动在减少行为担忧、鼓励健康心态和提供社交情感学习机会方面是有效的。本书共10章,分为两部分。第一部分包括前五章,提出了学校教师面临的实际问题和解决方案。第2部分描述了如何对学生和家长的问题进行概念化并实施解决方案。每一章都涵盖了一个特定的主题,建立在当今学校辅导员所面临的问题和情况上,包括与女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、变性人、酷儿学生以及有创伤或药物滥用经历的学生一起工作。在学校环境中,一天的要求很高,节奏很快,需要简短、务实和有效的干预措施(Jones & Edwards, 2023)。梅特卡夫采用一种让学生参与的系统方法,表明学生可以以协作的方式构建他们的解决方案。案例说明将是特别有用的学生咨询心理学。例如,在第7章中,Metcalf描述了逐步培养学生勇气和学习欲望的建议。此外,在第8章中,Metcalf提供了与父母合作的实际解决方案。她特别建议帮助家庭帮助青少年建立自信,从家里开始,一直到学校。我们的目标是让儿童和青少年在家庭和学校中感到得到支持。本书两部分的解释相辅相成。它们就像一个解决问题的故事一样,是按顺序写的。因此,读者需要阅读这本书的全部内容,以便充分利用这些建议。值得注意的是,只有成功的客户咨询作为案例的例子。我们相信梅特卡夫本可以通过在一些未解决或困难的案件中提供额外的材料和比较来增强这本书。每一章都附有对话插图,并附有非测试表和学生赞赏证书,这将有助于那些目前在学校练习的人。本书中的观点最适合教师、辅导员和家庭家长。梅特卡夫的方法是尊重人们的利益,尊重在任何特定时间自发发生的成功,并对这种成功是如何发生的保持好奇。
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期刊介绍: Psychology of Women Quarterly (PWQ) is a feminist, scientific, peer-reviewed journal that publishes empirical research, critical reviews and theoretical articles that advance a field of inquiry, teaching briefs, and invited book reviews related to the psychology of women and gender. Topics include (but are not limited to) feminist approaches, methodologies, and critiques; violence against women; body image and objectification; sexism, stereotyping, and discrimination; intersectionality of gender with other social locations (such as age, ability status, class, ethnicity, race, and sexual orientation); international concerns; lifespan development and change; physical and mental well being; therapeutic interventions; sexuality; social activism; and career development. This journal will be of interest to clinicians, faculty, and researchers in all psychology disciplines, as well as those interested in the sociology of gender, women’s studies, interpersonal violence, ethnic and multicultural studies, social advocates, policy makers, and teacher education.
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