Understanding Dropouts

Examines differences between clients who did or did not notify mental health providers of intent to discontinue treatment. Findings suggest that the adoption of mutual goals and empathetic counselor attitudes toward client treatment expectations might increase staff awareness of satisfied dropouts w...

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Published inJournal of Mental Health Counseling Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 89 - 100
Main Authors Klein, Edward B, Stone, Walter N, Hicks, Mitchell W, Pritchard, Ian L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandria American Mental Health Counselors Association 01.04.2003
Subjects
Anxiety Disorders
Association (Psychology)
Client Characteristics (Human Services)
Community Relations
Counseling
Counseling Effectiveness
Counselor Attitudes
Counselor Client Relationship
Dropout Characteristics
Dropouts
Health Insurance
Mental health
Mental Health Workers
Meta Analysis
Minority Groups
Morale
Outcomes of Treatment
Physician patient relationships
Psychological aspects
Psychopathology
Social Class
Systems Approach
Therapy
Urban Areas
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Summary:Examines differences between clients who did or did not notify mental health providers of intent to discontinue treatment. Findings suggest that the adoption of mutual goals and empathetic counselor attitudes toward client treatment expectations might increase staff awareness of satisfied dropouts who have made therapeutic gains. (Contains 26 references and 2 tables.) (GCP)
ISSN:1040-2861
2163-5749
DOI:10.17744/mehc.25.2.xhyreggxdcd0q4ny