Client session example Introduction It is important during an interview to establish a good therapist-patient relationship because this depends very much on the success or failure of the evaluation and treatment. The therapist should see to it that the patient talks about his problem or history in his own words and maintains a natural and relaxed environment. The first objective is simply to form a patient's judgment and start a good relationship, without arriving at an immediate diagnosis. It is necessary to recognize signs of the patient: a sign is the non-verbal language of the face, body, and voice, which is often difficult to control, this indicates the patient's feelings without using words. Knowing how to read these signs leads to a …show more content…
Such plan is subject to change, as the treatment progresses need to be reconsidered. Many interventions are complex, indirect and even paradoxical, as Fisch & Weakland cited in voggel (q999). point out in his book "Tactics of Change." However, sometimes, change can be brought about through simple and direct interventions. ". It is necessary to check whether the client has already received, perhaps without having heeded it, a similar advice before formulating an initial suggestion that is both limited and on trial.(Vogel, W. (1999). Fisch & Weakland distinguish two types of interventions, the primary interventions, and the general ones. The main ones are used after having collected the data and have integrated them into a plan of the case according to the specific needs of the situation. They speak of "five basic solution attempts commonly seen in clinical practice: an attempt to force something that can only occur spontaneously. Attempt to master a feared event by postponing it. Try to reach an agreement using an opposition. Try to achieve submission through an act of free acceptance; and confirm the accuser's suspicions through self-defense. "Generally, the problems that people present in therapy are perpetuated by one of these five solutions. General interventions are broader, they are used to communicate a general stance and to prepare the ground for a later specific intervention, but they can be used at almost any time of therapy and are usually enough to solve the client's problem on their own (Fisch And Weakland,