Development of an action plan. The psychologist needs to develop two plans that he must keep in mind. The first is a plan of what the client should do to solve his problem. The second is a plan of how, in what sequence and in what form to present all this to the client. It is necessary to ensure that the client was able to understand the plan, accept it, become interested in the plan and begin to implement the plan.
An important point is the realism of the plan for the client. How easy is this start for him, how feasible are these stages for him? Many clients will not begin to do anything if the psychologist’s recommendation is not clear or difficult for them.
«Accept yourself!» — how is that? «Get the timing right!» — yeah, but most successful leaders can’t cope with this, and you offer it to a housewife? Your recommendations should be feasible for your clients.
If you have clarified the client’s request (or formulated it together), with a cheerful client you will move towards his goals, with a sour client, unfortunately, you still have to work with his problems for some time. It’s not terrible — just ineffective. If the client is smart and lively, then it is more promising not to delve into problems, but to work for the future: to determine what he (she) wants and outline ways of moving in this direction. Start acting effectively.
For example, if a girl complains about self-doubt, lack of leadership qualities and other problems that prevent her from moving forward in the company, then instead of working with uncertainty, you can immediately set tasks for moving forward. If a young man complains about problem scenarios that prevent him from finding a girl, then instead of analyzing his problem scenarios, a psychologist can work with him to determine which girls he needs and develop an effective plan for finding them. See →