28-08-2017, 01:26 PM
A newly developed system of mental health nurse counseling (CFC) for people with severe and complex mental health needs. The system is based on the theory of recovery alliance (RAT) mental health nursing. The paper identifies shortcomings in current practices in psychotherapy and counseling in the exclusive use of single-focus techniques, eg, cognitive-behavioral therapy, client-centered therapy, attachment theory, or Gestalt theory. It also discusses the opposing dangers of using many techniques from different approaches, without a clear reason for their selection. CFC was developed to avoid these practices. It adapts to the selective use of techniques from different approaches. The selected techniques are perceived as deriving their meanings from the theoretical framework in which they are assimilated, namely RAT, and no longer take the same meaning from the theory from which they originated. In this integration process, the use of the concept of coping is central. Other distinctive features of the CFC are the use of everyday language in the use of the system and the reaffirmation of the nurse-client relationship within a working alliance as the basis on which the CFC operates.