Instructions: Imagine That You Are Talking with a Client About

Multiple Choice

Instructions: Imagine that you are talking with a client about emotional child abuse.You have just confronted the client with the following statement: "On one hand, you say you love your child, but on the other hand you continue to put her out in the hall of your apartment where you force her to stand in the dark.How do you put that together?"
Classify the following client's response using the CCS scale.
-Client response: "I think I see what you're saying.There is a big incongruity there.I want to stop, but I was abused and hit by my parents.I think I'm doing better than they did -<-font>at least I don't strike Amie.But perhaps I can do something different next week.I'll try your new idea about disciplining her." This client is where on the CCS?

A) Partial examination
B) Full examination, no change
C) Decision to live with incongruity
D) Development of new constructs, patterns, or behaviors