What do we tell your next therapist? A collaborative approach to forced termination of therapy and case handover.
The end of therapy arising from circumstances outside of the control of the client is a common but relatively neglected psychotherapeutic phenomenon. This article explores the typical reactions of both clients and therapists when confronted with such a situation. It then proposes a framework for the collaborative co-management of forced termination, which opens opportunities to address potentially negative effects especially through effective handover. Case material is used to explore these issues. This was published in the Australian Journal of Counselling Psychology, 8(1), 8-11.
Author: Jonathan Norton and Angela McGrath
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