Hospitalization
and Other Prescreening Practices: A Function of Therapist's Orientation
J. Bullock & G.D. Shean |
This
study compared the assessment and prescreening behavior of clinicians
professing a family systems orientation to those holding individually-oriented
views. Results indicated that systems-oriented clinicians more often
investigated the client's interpersonal context and available support
alternatives, contacted more people, obtained family member's participation
and cooperation in treatment, and gave instructions to family members
and helpers about managing the crisis. No differences were observed
between systems and nonsystems clinicians' recommended or actual
rates of hospitalization.
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