Problem
1) Generate a list of suggestions for cutting down on the no-show and cancellation rates.
a) Do students think it would be more effective for the therapist to place a reminder call before the first consultation session or ask the family to take the responsibility for calling to confirm their attendance?
2) What are the pros and cons of taking a formal history, including a genogram?
3) What are some of the dangers of couple's therapy with violent couples? What are the dangers of not seeing such couples together? Discuss the role of countertransference in the clinician's response to the issue of marital violence.