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This 6 page paper describes and examines this counseling method and how a counselor might incorporate it into his or her own repertoire. Many examples are provided. The usefulness of this type of counseling in drug treatment is considered. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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outcome as opposed to a problem. This model, along with similar approaches, rest on the notion that there is no objective truth, so everything viewed is a subjective construction anyway
(Linton, 2005). Rather, people interact with the world and attach meaning to things through subjective constructions (Linton, 2005). However, this model does not make assumptions about the actual nature
of the problem (Linton, 2005). Hence, there is no judgment about morality or right and wrong. Rather, the focus is on helping a client to make decisions for different outcomes.
It seems that this approach is very helpful when treating problems like addiction (Linton, 2005). When utilizing this approach in such a setting, the counselor does not embrace one working
theory of addiction but rather challenges the idea that there is in fact one pattern of addiction (Linton, 2005). Rather than labeling someone and "addict" for example, a counselor employing
this technique might accept the idea that a client may be able to use drugs or alcohol occasionally even if they once had a drug problem. This goes against most
conventional thought in addiction treatment. Under this model, each individual is unique and clients are treated as unique individuals. When using these techniques, the counselor will try to understand the
clients personal construction of the problem and help him to construct different meanings (Linton, 2005). In other words, without judgment, the counselor will guide the client from the place where
they are towards an ultimate goal. Unfortunately, when it comes to substance abuse counseling, the therapy is often coerced, so the goal is not clear. Of course, once a client
sees things differently, motivation may come and goal development may be an outcome of counseling. Because addiction treatment is aligned with many failed models, SFC is an exciting addition to
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