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Marital and Family Therapy

Category - Ongoing

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One of your clients, who is court-mandated, has just reached the conclusion of his twenty sessions with you. He has gotten to know you over the last several weeks and lets you know that he appreciates the time you’ve spent together. He’s thought it over and he’d like to end at the mandatory twenty sessions. You feel that he has quite a bit of potential left to explore a lot of his residual issues. What makes for a good option?
  1. Hope that he changes his mind in the next few weeks
  2. Recommend to the judge that he could benefit from ten more weeks
  3. Talk with him about the progress you think he’s capable of
  4. Frame your conversation in the context of disappointment
Explanation
Answer - C - When you think a client is capable of more positive change, this is usually always a good time to mention it before they walk away and close the book on therapy for good. Without a certain nod to the progress that they have made, some clients do not possess the insight to know more is possible. This is one place you could use your expertise to encourage clients to explore.
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