Establishing a Relationship with Families / David M. Kaplan.

This chapter presents counseling ideas and strategies to promote family trust and confidence. These steps include getting the family into the office, the role of proper attire, displaying of credentials, seating arrangements, and the acquisition of informed consent. Also presented is the author's ap...

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Main Author: Kaplan, David M.
Language:English
Published: Greensboro, NC : ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Student Services, 2003.
Subjects:
Counseling.
Counseling Techniques.
Counselor Characteristics.
Counselor Client Relationship.
Family Counseling.
Guides, Non-Classroom.
Information Analyses.
Genre:
Guides, Non-Classroom.
Information Analyses.
Physical Description:28 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
This chapter presents counseling ideas and strategies to promote family trust and confidence. These steps include getting the family into the office, the role of proper attire, displaying of credentials, seating arrangements, and the acquisition of informed consent. Also presented is the author's approach to a first family counseling session, with the goal of reducing anxiety and providing structure. This sample approach includes a discussion of entering the room, opening the session, getting to know the family, defining the issue, identifying family problems and secrets, and closing. (Contains 19 references.) (GCP)
Note:Availability: ERIC Counseling and Student Services Clearinghouse, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 201 Ferguson Building, P.O. Box 26171, Greensboro, NC 27402-6171 ($34.95). Tel: 336-334-4114; Tel: 800-414-9769 (Toll Free); Fax: 336-334-4116; e-mail: ericcass@uncg.edu; Web site: http://ericcass.uncg.edu.
ERIC Note: In: Family Counseling for All Counselors; see CG 032 109.
Microform.
Call Number:ED471321 Microfiche
Audience:
Practitioners. ericd
Counselors. ericd
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.