title: Doing short term counseling: a six session model.
abstract: 1. Short term counseling in an occupational health setting is an effective means of reaching a population that may otherwise not have considered counseling. However, because of the time limits, the practitioner must be able to make a quick assessment of the kind of help needed. 2. The seven principles of short term treatment are: 1) mutual goal directedness; 2) quick problem identification; 3) reminder of finiteness of sessions; 4) making an appropriate referral; 5) confidentiality; 6) open communication; and 7) follow up. 3. In a six session model, sessions 1 and 2 are for assessment; sessions 3 and 4 are for development of insights and strategies; and sessions 5 and 6 are for termination. 4. Occupational health nurses with mental health training are ideal practitioners of short term counseling, because they can recognize many physical symptoms as having a psychological basis.
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authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000458:organization & administration*