Effective Techniques for Dealing with Highly Resistant Clients by Clifton W Mitchell

Author:Clifton W Mitchell [Mitchell, Clifton W]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mental Health
Publisher: Mind Management Publishing
Published: 2020-11-20T05:00:00+00:00

4. Another legitimate use of questions arises when you are assessing clients'

capabilities at doing some therapeutic task. For example, some techniques require clients to imagine their problem in terms of its color or shape. Not everyone has the ability to do such tasks. It is legitimate to ask, "Can you place your problem on the chair beside you?" "If so, what shape would it be?" "What color would it be?" Note that such questions are not trying to lead the client to a predetermined answer and, as such, do not have the accompanying pitfalls. Still, when assessing clients' skills at imaginative exercises, be sure to deliver questions with a sense that the answer is truly

unknown to you and with a paralanguage that conveys that not being able to do the task is entirely acceptable. Many clients have difficulty doing imaginative exercises and you do not want your questions to convey fault. I have a colleague who is a master at presenting such questions. Even before clients answer, he has conveyed through his paralanguage an acceptance if they cannot do the task. When delivered with proper paralanguage, such questions can be quite therapeutic.

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