THERAPEUTIC DOCUMENT IN GROUP-COUNSELING - AN ACTIVE CHANGE AGENT

In this article, the authors provide a therapeutic document model usin g language as an active change agent. The practice of the therapeutic letter has demonstrated substantial power in narrative therapy to fost er client change. No literature, however, has applied this construct i n group counseling. Grounded in social constructionism, re-authoring t herapy and the power of written language, this model transforms the us ually time-consuming and frequently nontherapeutic client documentatio n into a functional intervention. As a competency-based intervention, this model provides counselors with principles and procedures to enhan ce clients' self-agency and expedite the change process in group couns eling.