The primary reason that therapy groups fit well into the managed care approach is because they:

a. can be designed to be brief and cost-effective treatments.
b. provide a sense of community to serve as an antidote to an impersonal culture in which many clients live.
c. serve the purpose of teaching interpersonal skills.
d. provide a natural laboratory that demonstrates to members that they are not alone and there is hope for creating a different life.


ANS: A

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