A strengths-based approach to counseling involves:

a. Focusing on clients’ strengths, previous successes, and resilience
b. Relying on outside systems to promote client success and resilience
c. Highlighting past failures to motivate the client the change
d. Using reinforcers and punishments to promote client change


Answer: A

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