Treatment of the reluctant client.

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"This paper proposes to consider some theoretical and practical considerations concerning persons who do not enter psychotherapy willingly." A tentative behavioral continuum at the onset of treatment is proposed. This proceeds from "active hostility" at one extreme to "negativism" to passive resistance" to "neutrality" to "admission of a problem" to "recognition of personal problem and desire fro help in working it out." Pretherapy designates any work with reluctant clients with the object of raising them up the continuum to full therapy-client status. Ethical considerations, the role of anxiety, and treatment possibilities are discussed. Brief vignettes of reluctant clients are provided. "They are human beings who are not getting nearly enough peace and happiness out of life[long dash]and they are making others miserable in the process. They need help; but many are not getting it. Graduate schools do not offer courses on the treatment of the reluctant client, probably because little study has gone into the problem.".

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