Systemic theory may suggest that you encourage parents of an out-of-control teen to use behavior contracting. In clinical practice, however, you encourage clients to talk, more than wheel-and-deal in a contract sort of way. One consequence might be:
Explanation
Answer - A - When it comes to getting what they want, parents have been able to embrace empathy more and more as a way of understanding that they will go farther by understanding, or trying to understand, where their child is coming from. While there is a slight risk of manipulation, what happens there in the room can be addressed in the room. Instead of X for Y, Y for Z, the empathic approach considers what else can be brought forward.
