Monday, March 1, 2010

The Winner’s Bet With Adolescents

Rational

The therapist bets with the adolescent to continue with misbehavior. To prove the therapist wrong, the adolescent must abandon the misbehavior.

Procedures

The authority figure describes the misbehavior, predicts the continuation, and challenges the adolescent to prove the therapist wrong.

Example

An adolescent complains that they are always on punishment for not doing chores. The therapist bets the client that he will not do his chores, therefore remains on punishment.

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