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-Views people in a positive and optimistic way
-Very flexible
-Help clients develop possibilities and recognize how experiences can also have
-Active agency: people shape their own lives through choices, actions and what they chose to focus on
-Order: people seek organization of their experiences. Sometimes it may lead to emotional over control or a loss of balance/direction.
-Self identity: People are critical about self concept, body image, self esteem, self reflection and self comfort. If any of these become fragmented, it may cause a lot of difficulties
-Social-symbolic processes: Order, meaning and identity can also stem from social interactions with others
-Dynamic dialectical development: People seek balance, and may resist change.
3 distinctions of constructiveness thinking:
- radical constructivism
- social constructivism
- critical constructivism
Does not have a specific group of techniques, however certain strategies are emphasized:
-Making meaning through language
-Deconstructing
-co-creating new constructs
-promoting empowerment
-expanding behavioral options
-helping people creative support groups