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he more trying years of one’s entire life. If your
school is one that does provide counseling services for its students, check it out, in terms
of cost, usual duration of therapeutic intervention, treatment modality, and any
underlying philosophies. You may wish to prepare a summary of this information for the
class.
2. Ask the class what would be most frightening to them if it was learned that tomorrow all
the mental hospitals were to close, and all patients were to be released without
supervision, medications, or treatment. Elaborate on and discuss your class’s concerns.
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3. Have the class propose situations of transference and countertransference in the
therapeutic environment and in their own personal relationships outside of the
therapeutic milieu. Help them to understand the dynamics of these manifestations.
4. Phobias are a part of life for many of us, and many of us feel foolish in discussing them.
Ask students if they know someone who is phobic in some area (this lets them off the
hook, relative to self-identification) and ascertain what, if any, coping mechanisms may
be employed. Is the individual in therapy?