A behavior correction method, in which a superior shows a subordinate the error of his or her actions by means of physical violence. Verbal abuse is optional. While primitive, it differs from blind, drunken battery in that it is initiated with the objective of eliminating undesirable behavior. Used correctly, it is utilized only when all other methods of communication have failed.
Applications of
wall-to-
wall counseling vary, ranging from a simple
slap to prolonged sessions ending with a trip to the hospital. Like most counseling, it is of an intimate nature and usually takes place between counseler and counselee in a secluded place, though the counseler may opt to include assistants for physically fit patients. Blunt, hard objects such as
baseball bats, 2x4 wood, and walking canes are occasionally included as teaching
aids.
Named for the dynamic nature involved, in which a counselee is tossed about from wall to
wall during a session.
For additional information, refer to
WALL-TO-WALL COUNSELING FM 22-102, available from the United States
Army's Field Manual Headquarters.
The new worker, Billy
Bob, keeps clogging the toilets with his chewing tobacco. I've tried talking to him and reducing his pay, but he won't stop and I can't afford to fire him. Maybe some
wall-to-wall counseling
will fix the problem.
