How is the technique implemented?
Reframing is a technique that is implemented by taking a problematic situation and presenting it in a new way so that the client can gain a new perspective on the situation. The most well known method of implementing this technique is to use three a step model. First the counselor must effectively listen to the client to gain an understand of the problematic situation. Second, after the counselor understands the issue they must begin to formulate a bridge between the client's point of view to a new way of handling the problem. Finally, the counselor must reinforce the bridge that they have created by assuring themselves that this new way of looking at a problem has stuck with the client. This may occur through a homework assignment that forces the client to view the issue in the new way.
What type of situation can the technique be applied to?
This technique can be applied most appropriately to a client who is suffering from self-defeating behavior or irrational beliefs. In addition, if the issue is a persistent issue that the client may have given up on due to their inability to overcome it, this technique can be used to help the client seek new solutions to the problematic situation.
What is your opinion of the technique?
I like this technique in situations where the client is struggling to overcome issues that are clearly only problematic because of the manner in which the client is approaching them. The counselor can use this technique most effectively when helping dispel negativity about a situation. Overall, its an excellent technique because in most cases a problem can either be solved or at least understood to the fullest by approaching it from different perspectives.
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