Counselling with Terminally Ill Children

question 23

Multiple Choice

Counselling with terminally ill children

• A) involves taking cues of what to say directly from the parents.
• B) is very different from counseling with terminally ill adults.
• C) can proceed very much like counselling with a terminally ill adult.
• D) involves directing the child to talk about topics the therapist thinks are important to discuss.
• E) cannot proceed if the parents are unhappy, frightened, and confused.

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