Client Cooperative Interview Behavior and Outcome in Paradoxical and Behavioral Brief Treatment Approaches.

Westerman, Michael A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ352100

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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Client Cooperative Interview Behavior and Outcome in Paradoxical and Behavioral Brief Treatment Approaches.

Westerman, Michael A.; And Others

Journal of Counseling Psychology, v34 n1 p99-102 Jan 1987

Investigated client cooperation and improvement in behavioral versus paradoxical brief treatment approaches, assessing behavior during intake interviews in terms of the coordinating style construct. There was a stronger negative relation between noncoordinating style and improvement in the behavioral as compared with the paradoxical condition. Recommended a paradoxical approach for resistant clients and behavioral approaches for cooperative clients. (Author/KS)

Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Client Characteristics (Human Services), College Students, Cooperation, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Client Relationship, Higher Education, Outcomes of Treatment, Paradox, School Counseling

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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