Adolescents in therapy

a) should be promised unqualified confidentiality.
b) should be discouraged from talking about friends and personal interests.
c) should participate in group therapy because peers are very important at this developmental stage.
d) should be clearly told the reasons why they have been asked to participate in therapy.


Answer: d) should be clearly told the reasons why they have been asked to participate in therapy.

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