What is the value of predicting what a client will do?

a. Writing predictions into his or her notes will protect the counselor from a lawsuit.
b. When the client either does or doesn’t do what was predicted, the counselor will be able to determine whether he or she is accurately conceptualizing the client.
c. There is little value in predicting behavior because the predictions could turn out to be incorrect.
d. The counselor can demonstrate how much he or she knows by showing the predictions to the client in a future session.


Answer: b

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