decision-making model of counseling
an approach that envisions counseling as a process with three stages: the problem definition phase, the work phase, and the action phase. The problem definition phase considers alternative definitions of the client’s presenting problem and encourages him or her to commit to one of these. During the work phase, the counselor helps the client to look at the problem from different perspectives and to consider solutions to it. In the action phase, the client chooses a solution and tests it in the home environment.