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Jeffrey Guterman

Jeffrey Guterman (pronounced 'guː-ter-man,' born April 26, 1958) is an American mental health counselor, psychotherapist, educator, and author. In the 1990s, Guterman developed a solution focused brief therapy model called solution-focused counseling. He is author of the book, Mastering the Art of Solution-Focused Counseling, which was published by the American Counseling Association (ACA) in March, 2006 (ISBN 1-55620-267-9).

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[edit] Personal life

Jeffrey Guterman was born of Jewish parents on April 26, 1958 in Jamaica, New York. He was raised primarily in Roslyn, New York. He was the eldest of two children. His cousin is Gerald Guterman, a well-known real estate developer (see [1]). In his book, Mastering the Art of Solution-Focused Counseling,[1] Jeffrey Guterman recalled that when he was a young boy he saw a psychologist "because it was determined after some observations by my second-grade teacher that I was unhappy" (p. ix). As a result of this experience, Guterman decided at the age of nine that he wanted to be a psychologist when he grew up. Jeffrey Guterman currently resides in the South Beach section of Miami Beach, Florida in the United States.

[edit] Education

Jeffrey Guterman obtained a B.A. in psychology from Boston University in 1980. In 1985, he obtained an M.S. in counseling psychology from Nova Southeastern University. In 1991, he received an M.S. in family therapy from Nova Southeastern University. In 1992, he was awarded a Ph.D. in family therapy from Nova Southeastern University.

[edit] Career

Guterman worked in a variety of settings, including academic, consulting, community agency, hospital, managed care, and clinical practice. In the 1980s, Guterman was influenced by rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) and received personal psychotherapy, training, and supervision in the model from its founder Albert Ellis. From 1986 to 1988, he presented a free workshop series through the Broward County Library titled, "Problems of Daily Living." [2] In the 1990s, Guterman shifted to a solution-focused approach and developed a model called solution-focused counseling. His 1994 article, “A Social Constructionist Position for Mental Health Counseling” published in the Journal of Mental Health Counseling (JMHC) instigated an ongoing debate on the topic of postmodernism in the JMHC and at workshops held at the ACA's conferences in 1996 and 1999. He was associate editor of the JMHC from 1997 to 2000. He was Instructor at the New York Institute of Technology, Florida Center from 1994 to 2001. In 2004, he accepted a position as Assistant Professor in the Counseling Program of the Adrian Dominican School of Education at Barry University.

[edit] Solution-focused counseling

Solution-focused-couseling is an integration of solution-focused principles and techniques, postmodern theories, and an eclectic approach. Guterman's work is often associated with social constructionism and the works of Steve de Shazer and Ken Gergen. Solution-focused counseling holds that there are always "exceptions" to problems (actual or potential). Following the work of Steve de Shazer, exceptions refer to times when the problem does not or might not happen. In a 2006 published interview, Guterman stated, "Solution-focused counseling holds that clients have existing strengths, resources and problem-solving capabilities. It is also assumed that for every problem there is an exception . . . . An important learning process for students is to get to a place where they truly believe in this principle. In other words, it is important to really view clients as possessing strengths, resources and problem-solving capabilities and, also, to see that there really are always exceptions to clients’ problems. Only when counselors believe that their clients hold solutions can counselors help their clients find them." [3] Solution-focused counseling emphasizes using the client's worldview to avoid resistance and enhance cooperation during the change process. Solution-focused counseling also allows for a strategic approach to eclecticism; that is, the systematic, compatible, and effective application of different theories and techniques within its model. Guterman has applied Barbara Held's applications of the process/content distinction as a theoretical basis for a strategic eclecticism in solution-focused counseling. Various eclectic techniques are used in solution-focused counseling, including identifying and amplifying exceptions, interventive questioning, scaling questions, the use of personal journals, and behavioral tasks. Solution-focused counseling has been applied to various problems and populations, including clinical depression, anxiety, grief, substance abuse, spirituality, jealousy, schizophrenia, migraine headache, and trichotillomania.

[edit] Publications

  • da Costa, D., Nelson, T.M., Rudes, J., & Guterman, J.T. (in press). A narrative approach to body dysmorphic disorder. Journal of Mental Health Counseling.
  • Rudes, J., & Guterman, J.T. (in press). The value of social constructionism in counseling: A reply to Hansen. Journal of Counseling & Development.
  • Guterman, J.T. (2006). Mastering the Art of Solution-Focused Counseling. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association. ISBN 1-55620-267-9
  • Guterman, J.T., & Leite, N. (2006). Solution-focused counseling for clients with religious and spiritual concerns. Counseling and Values, 51, 39-52.
  • Guterman, J.T., Mecias, A., Ainbinder, D.L. (2005). Solution-focused treatment of migraine headache. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 13, 195-198.
  • Guterman, J.T., & Rudes, J. (2005). A narrative approach to strategic eclecticism. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 27, 1-12.
  • Rudes, J., & Guterman, J.T. (2005). Doing counseling: Bridging the modern and postmodern paradigms. In G.R. Waltz & R. Yep (Eds.), VISTAS: Compelling Perspectives in Counseling 2005 (pp. 7-10). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
  • Guterman, J.T., & Kirk, M.A. (1999). Mental health counselors and the Internet. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 21, 309-325.
  • Guterman, J.T. (1998). Identifying pretreatment change before the first session. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 20, 370-374.
  • Guterman, J.T. (1996). Doing mental health counseling: A social constructionist re-vision. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 18, 228-252.
  • Guterman, J.T. (1996). Farewell to families: Language systems in the postmodern era. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 4, 139-142.
  • Guterman, J.T. (1996). Reconstructing social constructionism: A Reply to Albert Ellis Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 18, 29-40.
  • Guterman, J.T. (1996). Tales of mental health counseling. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 18, 300-306.
  • Guterman, J. T. (1994). A social constructionist position for mental health counseling. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 16, 226-244.
  • Guterman, J. T. (1992). Disputation and reframing: Contrasting cognitive-change methods. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 14, 440-456.
  • Guterman. J. T. (1991). Developing a hybrid model of rational-emotive therapy and systemic family therapy: A response to Russell and Morrill. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 13, 410-413.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Guterman, Jeffrey. "Author Jeffrey T. Guterman reads excerpt from his latest book", Google video, 2006-07-14. Retrieved on 2006-08-15.
  2. ^ Shonkwiler, Bonnie. "Workshops help liighten the load", Miami Herald [Neighbors BSW], 1988-05-22. Retrieved on 2006-10-22.
  3. ^ Lough, John. "Behind the book, Interviews with the authors of books for counseling professionals, Interview with J.T. Guterman, author of the book Mastering the art of solution-focused counseling", Counseling Today, 2006-11-01. Retrieved on 2006-11-16.

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