Problem Statement

Question 1

Beckwith and Crichton (2010)

Answer 1

Problem statement is a collaborative information and goal setting tool
It’s a summary of the clients problems written in their own words and in the first person
Socialised the client to the CBT model

Question 2

Papworth et al. (2018)

Answer 2

The client may feel worse as a result of the problem statement because it’s a lot of negative things condensed into a short amount of time

Question 3

Morrison and Browning (2018)

Answer 3

The problem statement has the potential to be a positive experience for the client providing that common factor skills are used by the therapist to build the therapeutic relationship during the process