Clinical Applications of Status Dynamics
Three general applications of the basic status dynamic ideas just outlined may be distinguished. In SDT, the therapist
- establishes a two-person community in which they function as an effective status assigner,
- assigns statuses to the client on an a priori basis, and
- assigns them on an empirical basis.
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