By Design, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies Aim to Help Clients Conform to Dominant

question 20

Multiple Choice

By design, cognitive-behavioral therapies aim to help clients conform to dominant cultural values, because that is equated with "functional" within a given society. Therefore, therapists need to carefully consider which of the following when using CBFT?

• A) Ensuring treatment goals do not clash with cultural values of the client
• B) Whether or not the expert stance of the therapist is in conflict with a client's cultural values or beliefs
• C) Ensuring treatment goals do not clash with cultural values of the client and whether or not the expert stance of the therapist is in conflict with a client's cultural values or beliefs
• D) None of these is correct

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