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Therapist 7: “Persons that are willing in an unfamiliar situation, to put themself out, willing to learn and make mistakes and learn form their mistakes shows me something about their prognosis in therapy. Being able to face this task and adapt, that tells me something about their ability to learn and adapt in real life and that is a good prognosis.”
Art therapists in this study agreed that gaining a perspective on the client’s balance and the presence of adaptability gave direction to the formulation of treatment goals (see Table 4).
Therapist 2: “When someone over regulates his emotions, tries to control them, treatment then is often focused on losing a bit of that control, being able to play, move and act and allow to feel. When someone under regulates his emotions, treatment is often focused on creating structure and calming down.”
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