Rene is upset that her teenage child is failing school. She tells the practitioner that the school is not doing enough to ensure that her child attends school on a regular basis. How might the practitioner move Rene from pre-contemplation to contemplation?
A) Show empathy by telling Rene that she is absolutely correct and that the school has failed her and her child.
B) Tell Rene that not only has the school failed her, more specifically, the teacher has also failed her.
C) Help Rene see her part of the problem and how she has never set expectations with her child to attend school regularly.
D) Help Rene identify goals for therapy that she could work on.

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Rene is in the pre-contemplation stage of change, which means she is not yet ready to make a change. The practitioner needs to help Rene see her part of the problem and how she has never set expectations with her child to attend school regularly. This will help Rene move to the contemplation stage, where she is more likely to consider making a change.

Rene Is Upset That Her Teenage Child Is Failing School