From: Dr. Ralph Billingsley
Date: 12/8/98
Time: 7:33:14 PM
Remote Name: 209.216.151.136
The approach youi advocate seems to be part of a trend that includes the popular "solution-focused" therapies. They sure do appeal to our wish to be positive, and to not focus on people's deficits, including parents' difficulties. However, every review of therapy outcomes I have ever read, upo to some very recent ones, finds little difference between different models or approaches, aside from some isolated findings (e.g., cognitive-behavioural for depression). What is your data to support your contention that your approach works better than any other? Frankly, in my work. focusing on weak spots and strengths seems to help quite a few folks.
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