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The journal article, “Miracles, Dreams, and Empowerment: A Brief Therapy Practice Note,” describes empowerment in clients in clinical practice at the individual level. Since many people go to therapy feeling powerless, therapy should focus ma ....

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... agency. Therefore, those with a low personal agency believe that something external, like a miracle, has more to do with accomplishing their goals. In an empowerment-based therapy, the clinician must relate to the client in a certain way. He/She treats the client as being able to make his/her own decisions, and he/she forms a good relationship with the client. The clinician's use of questions is also important in this process. Empowerment-based practice is tied with solution-focused therapy. Something used quite often in this practice is called “the miracle question.” The clinician asks his/her client this question, allowin ...