MU158 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Personal Boundaries, Countertransference, Interpersonal Relationship
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Extent to which the therapist leads vs follows the client in making the many decisions involved in the therapeutic process. Ex setting goals of therapy, determining the method to be used, managing the session, choosing and providing the music, establishing the roles and relationship parameters of all those involved. Important for therapist to be reflexive about how decision making can be shared by client and therapist. Always danger that a therapist will underestimate how directive he is with a client. Therapist has ongoing responsibility to evaluate the extent to which client is achieving the goals of therapy and whether the methods of therapy being used are helping or hindering the client. Required therapist to be continually observant of client"s responses during each session. Knowing when to acknowledge client for any improvements or accomplishments. When to modify the goals or strategies of the therapy process.
