Overcorrection technique

Overcorrection is composed of two components, which are restitution and positive practice. Restitution is when the client restores a previous situation to the same or better condition than what it was. Positive practice is when the client repeats a desired behavior for that same situation. This technique is a form of punishment that incorporates aspects from different theories. Basically, the counselor instructs the client to stop whenever the unwanted behavior occurs. Then, restitution and positive practice take place. A variation of this technique is just using restitution or positive practice, rather than both, throughout the process because there has been research to support that just one of these can be effective when used alone. I think this can be an effective technique, but not for school counselors because it seems as though it would be time consuming and it is a form of punishment.