Chapter 9 Flashcards
(13 cards)
Center conversation around theme/concern/issue, significant others (partner/ spouse, family, friends), a mutual “we” focus, the counselor, or the cultural/environmental context as necessary to gain a broader understanding of client and issue.
Focusing
Which focus dimension is this: “Tari, you were saying last time that you are concerned about your future.”
Focus on the client
Which focus dimension is this: “Tell me more about your getting fired. What happened specifically?”
Focus on the main theme or concern
Which focus dimension is this: “So you didn’t get along with the sales manager. I’d like to know a little more about him.” “How supportive has your family been?”
Focus on others
Which focus dimension is this: “We will work on this. How can you and I work together most effectively?”
Focus on mutual issues
Which focus dimension is this: “My experience with difficult supervisors was . . .”
Focus on the counselor
Which focus dimension is this: “As a recent immigrant, what are the country’s cultural practices you appreciate the most and the least?”
Focus on cultural/environmental/contextual issues
Which focus dimension is this: “You seem disappointed right now. Can you share with me what came to your mind right now?”
Focus on the here and now (immediacy)
Which focus dimension is this: “You were an avid athlete before the pandemic restrictions; how are you exercising nowadays?”
Focus on physical heath and TLCs
Which focus dimension is this: “What are you thinking and feeling now that you found that women are not promoted into managerial positions in your agency?”
Focus on social justice
Which focus dimension is this: “What are you thinking and feeling now that you found that women are not promoted into managerial positions in your agency?”
Focus on social justice
Which focus dimension is this: “Share with me your plans to reduce bullying against LGBTQIA+ students in your son’s school. . . .”
Focus on advocacy
Step-by-step model for working with internalized oppression
(1) Develop a relationship; (2) build individual, family, and cultural strengths; (3) body anchoring of positives; (4) hear the story again; (5) encourage naming of the negative story; (6) return to strengths and anchor them again; (7) plan for generalization; and (8) follow up to see whether changes have occurred in behavior, thought, and emotion.
