Studies Show That After a Therapist Reports a Client for Child

question 2

Multiple Choice

Studies show that after a therapist reports a client for child abuse, the client tends to stay in therapy if which of the following exists?

• A)The client was a participant in the informed consent process.
• B)There was a strong therapeutic alliance prior to the report.
• C)Confidentiality was fully discussed prior to the report.
• D)All of the above
• E)Most clients discontinue therapy after a child abuse report.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

The null hypothesis is a statement used in statistics that proposes there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the starting point for hypothesis testing.

Alternative Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that proposes a difference or effect, contrasting the null hypothesis.

Standard Error

A measure of the variation or dispersion of sample means from the true population mean.

Test Statistic

A standardized value derived from sample data, used to determine the extreme nature of an observed outcome under a null hypothesis.