The book "Empowering Consultation: Theory and Practice" presents an original approach towards consultation. Its uniqueness stems from a combination of the empowerment paradigm routed in the liberal social ideology that seeks to promote weak social groups, and the consultation practice as developed over the past few decades.

Empowering Consultation is a generic approach that is applicable in different contexts by psychologists, social workers, counselors and other "Helping professions". Empowering Consultation is a response to the blame that the "Helping process" too often encourages learned helplessness, dependency and passiveness. The book demonstrates how Empowering Consultation has the potential of enhancing self efficacy, self determination, internal "locos of control" and increased motivation of the consultees to improve their life situation.

The book focuses on consultation related to children's and adolescents' issues. This kind of consultation is intended to empower the educational staff and parents and promote a mental-social-educational environment that enables an optimal development and growth. The Empowering Consultation approach is highly aligned with recent educational perceptions and organizational/managerial methods in educational systems. It is valuable for practitioners who possess the readiness and ability to engage in a true attentive, collaborative and respectful dialog with their consultees.

 

 

 

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