The Client

For a consultation, the purpose of which remains vague, is itself vague. VI. 1.3. solution design it is important to differentiate between the vision of the solution and the solution design. While the solution vision is a location-oriented strategy of the current situation and the individual possibilities be explored, the solution concept is an action-oriented strategy, which involves specific agreements relating to certain acts and its active implementation. However the Convention regarding a solution concept affects the purely cognitive level often only briefly.

It is only really effective behavior, when it comes to the realization. To be aware of what you could do in terms of the solution, does not mean to do it. The client can only implement this rational strategy if it is fixed with its attention on himself and he is in a trust Relationship with the consultant experienced and is convinced by his self-efficacy is confident in terms of success. Only then integrates the client the developed solution idea in his psychic system and is able to be solution-oriented themselves. So, it is the goal of the solution concept, to jointly develop an action-oriented strategy which involves the concrete definition of a particular action and its active implementation. This solution includes typically a concrete behavior statement, preferably in the form of a homework assignment”, is to do that until the next consultation hour. As a result, the solution-oriented change happening not in the counseling sessions, but in the time in between plays off.

.ERGO in the real life world of the client the client is thus not Ratsuchender but Rathandelnder. The advice itself is therefore only the briefing “. VI. 1.4. solution evaluation during this phase starts a new consultation. Intention of this session is now primarily Identification and positive appreciation of direct or indirect successful changes in the life of the client as a result of the first consultation the essential difference between the first consultation and the following sessions is that the focus is now entirely on the improvements.