Posted by Dinah on September 7, 2013, at 10:25:19
In reply to Re: Ideal Patient » Dinah, posted by Moishe Pipik on September 6, 2013, at 12:14:29
> > I figure an ideal client is one who pays, shows up, behaves with respect towards the therapist, and is willing to work. And probably doesn't require much unreimbursed time.
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> LOL - Isn't that what I said?Well, possibly. I consider "compliant" to mean falling in with whatever the therapist wants to do. Being willing to work doesn't quite mean being willing to work in whatever the therapist offers the first time. It might mean being willing to explore being noncompliant, and work to ways that therapist and client can agree brings about change.
For example, I think someone can be willing to change without being willing to do really stupid homework assignments. While a compliant client might be more like a student who wants to get good grades and is assigned a stupid homework assignment. Roll their eyes privately and try to give answers that satisfy the "teacher".
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