PSY 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Therapeutic Relationship, Smoking Cessation, Nomothetic
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No, it is the therapists who continue to work at who experience improvement in the later stages of their careers. However, therapists believer they"re getting better over time. Ask clients for feedback, giving questionnaires that address their performance. A great therapist, combined with medication, could improve client outcomes 10-fold in comparison to bad" therapists. Interpersonal skills are essential for successful outcomes, but one doesn"t necessarily have to be classically extroverted". Age no preference, but slight preference for older. Gender no preference, but slight preference for women. Ethnicity if it"s important to client, it can make serious difference. Diclemente and prochaska"s model of change client readiness for change . Pre-contemplation don"t yet have recognition of the problem. Preparation setting up environment to succeed the most when embracing the treatment and intervention. Maintenance check-in with client to ensure intervention is helpful, how to assist them to be on their own.
