A MULTICONTEXTUAL MODEL OF COUNSELING - BRIDGING BREVITY AND DIVERSITY

Practice trends in counseling have emphasized the values of brevity an d diversity in the delivery of services. In this article the author re views central elements of brief therapy and multicultural counseling, highlighting the tension created by their differing developmental assu mptions. Drawing on recent science and practice literature, the articl e outlines and illustrates an integrative, multicontextual model of co unseling that bridges these important trends by intervening at the int erface between individuals and their physical, social, and cultural co ntexts.