Proposes an expressive-cognitive approach to the resolution of unfinished business as an eclectic adaptation of the experiential model for resolving unfinished business. Suggests that this approach may be used as a complementary or alternative choice to the empty-chair intervention, particularly for clients who have difficulty engaging in or…

Based on a literature review and analysis of teaching methods and objectives, it is proposed that the emphasis on communicative competence ascendant in French foreign language instruction is closely related to, and borrows from, expressive techniques taught in French native language instruction in the 1960s. (MSE)