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Article

When Therapy is Oppression

Pages 95-100
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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Clients for whom treatment is mandated, rather than voluntary, often perceive therapy as oppressive. The therapist may attempt to establish rapport with the client by offering a contract so that the therapist may certify that the client is in treatment if certain minimal criteria are met. Several case studies illustrate the oppressive consequences of mandated therapy, and one case presentation offers the author's suggested remedy.