Posted by deborah anne lott on July 29, 2005, at 15:44:29
In reply to Lott: Sequel Question, posted by messadivoce on July 28, 2005, at 20:38:35
It would be an interesting book, for sure. I know that there have been some clinical studies of termination published in the professional literature. If you're curious you could probably ask a librarian to help you find them. Therapists are supposed to think about termination, prepare for it, consider the specifics of each case, but whether they do, and how well they do it, is of course an individual matter. I don't think there's any easy way around termination. And I think a lot of therapies drag on because the therapist doesn't know how to end it. And some therapists get into boundary problems because they try to slip into friendship or romance rather than facing the hard pain and grief of termination. What does everyone think that therapists should do to make termination easier/less painful/more meaningful?
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