Because Whitaker’s work and role as a therapist was constantly evolving, he:

A. Preferred to work alone so that he would not feel constricted by a partnership with someone else
B. Talked about the process of family therapy in anywhere from three phases, e.g., engagement, involvement, and disentanglement, to eight
C. Believed that teaching families about what he was doing and what they might do differently was essential to constructive therapy
D. All of the above


ANS: B

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