A Group of Experts Predicted That There Would Be an Increase

question 69

Multiple Choice

A group of experts predicted that there would be an increase in therapy provided by master's-level practitioners,paraprofessionals,Internet services,telephone counseling,and self-help groups and a decrease in the use of psychiatrists and psychoanalysis.These future trends were predicted based on

• A) pressures to reduce the cost of mental health services.
• B) research that shows that paraprofessionals, self-help groups, and Internet counseling provide better care for clients than do psychiatrists.
• C) the decreased attention span and motivational level of today's clients to participate in long-term therapy.
• D) Internet and telephone services now being able to create the therapeutic alliance as well as long-term therapies did in the past.

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