The Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are seeking help in dealing with their adolescent son’s substance abuse. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have a hard time explaining exactly what it is about their son’s behavior that is so upsetting (e.g., it is wrong to take drugs, drugs can be physically harmful, drugs can get him in trouble with the law). At one of their meetings, the program leader asked “Well then, why don’t you smoke pot with him at home?” This attempt to confuse Mr. and Mrs. Johnson through the use of paradox, suggests that they are most likely participating in which of the following programs:
The Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are seeking help in dealing with their adolescent son’s substance abuse. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have a hard time explaining exactly what it is about their son’s behavior that is so upsetting (e.g., it is wrong to take drugs, drugs can be physically harmful, drugs can get him in trouble with the law). At one of their meetings, the program leader asked “Well then, why don’t you smoke pot with him at home?” This attempt to confuse Mr. and Mrs. Johnson through the use of paradox, suggests that they are most likely participating in which of the following programs:
behavioral/cognitive-behavioral therapy
structural family therapy
STEP
behavioral parent training