When instructing nursing students on therapy termination strategies for families and clients with mental health disorders, the nursing instructor teaches that effective family nursing strategies include:
1. Helping families achieve realistic goals.
2. Giving criticism in a calm voice.
3. Knowing effective communication skills.
4. Monitoring nonverbal communication.
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Rationale: Family therapists use various criteria to determine when termination is appropriate. Termination occurs in a flexible way, helping families achieve realistic goals, thus ending therapy with a feeling of accomplishment. Knowing effective communication skills, giving criticism in a calm voice, and monitoring nonverbal communication may be included in the goals.
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