Strengths-Based Engagement and Practice Creating Effective Helping Relationships

This new text presents a wealth of ideas and methods for using collaborative, strengths-based practice by social workers or counselors. It looks at the conditions, factors, and practices that most often lead to success in therapeutic outcomes and translates them into common-sense practical methods.Couples Therapy, Family Therapy; Practice with children and families, Strengths-Based Engagement.For social work and family therapy professionals interested in learning skills for couples and family therapy.

Bob Bertolino, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling at Maryville University in St. Louis, Missouri. He is also Sr. Clinical Advisor at Youth In Need, Inc. Bob has taught workshops throughout the United States, Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan, and the United Kingdom. He has authored or coauthored ten books including Collaborative, Competency-Based Counseling and Therapy (Allyn & Bacon, 2002). Bob is licensed as a marital and family therapist, professional counselor, and clinical social worker in the state of Missouri, is a National Certified Counselor, a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, and a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.