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Marital and Family Therapy

Category - Ongoing

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You’re using CBT to work with a family that reports that the issues with their son are starting to dissipate. He’s cleaning his room, finishing his dinner, and doing his homework. However, the couple is now noticing that there is more tension between them. How would you handle this?
  1. Offer to continue working with the couple to resolve the issues that this has raised.
  2. Refer them to someone who specializes in couples work.
  3. Encourage them to look on the bright side; the referred problem is taken care of.
  4. Explore why the couple resents their son’s progress in therapy.
Explanation
Answer - A - As is often the case with couples, when there are no issues with the children, they begin to find issues with one another. In order to address this, you can continue doing some couples work with them, helping them to see what it is like to have a compliant son and educate them about the fact that they do not need to replace the problematic behavior.
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