Marital and Family Therapy

Category - Practice

Amanda comes to you with news that she is pregnant. In her culture, it is looked down upon to have a child out of wedlock and she is not yet married to the child’s father. She asks for your advice on what she should do. What is your next step?
  1. Provide a referral
  2. Encourage her to seek out alternatives to what she has proposed
  3. Remind yourself that therapists do not give advice
  4. Make whatever decision would be calm and rational for her
Explanation
Answer - C - Giving advice is not really part of the therapists’ job description, but they are often caught in that space. When it happens, the best thing that a therapist can do is to continue offering to be a sound board for ideas that she would like to consider and keep her safe in the process. Holding space without judgment will go a long way in this regard.
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