Increasing tolerance and respect of clients through the use of solution-focused counselling

Abstract

The values and goals of two counselling approaches, planned brief counselling, and more particularly solution-focused counselling, are discussed in relation to the conference theme,Counselling and Tolerance. The promotion of tolerance in clients, it is argued, can be enhanced by using counselling approaches that are politically centered in the client, that is, approaches that are tolerant and respectful of an individual client's values, capabilities, circumstances and culture.