PS381 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Social Learning Theory, Theoretical Ecology, Reinforcement
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Adult psychotherapy usually involves an individuals client working with a mental health professional to address an identified problem psychological services unless provided by school or parents facilitate. Parents are gatekeepers for psychological services for their children and this can have important implications. Miller and prinz (2003) when treatment of childhood conduct problems. Adults seeks services after recognizing there is a problem. Children and youth rarely refer themselves for psychological services. There is poor agreement between parents and youth about the goals for. Kids and youth don"t have resources to seek, attend, and pay for services, didn"t match parents understanding of the child"s problems, parents are less services, it isn"t sufficient enough for positive change to be achieved. Parent therapist alliance, stronger alliance is more participation in therapy. Youth therapist alliance, reports of improvements in symptoms. Legal consent is necessary condition for treatment.
