Silence in Therapeutic Treatment



Silence in Therapeutic Treatment

Introduction

Therapists have used silence over the years in therapeutic treatments of patients. Silence has been categorized as a resistance by the client in order to avoid certain topic and then evading the topic consciously or unconsciously. While sometimes Silence is observed in treatment mainly due to provide client space, confidence to discuss the topic and to keep the track of internal situation of the client. When client pauses, therapists gets a chance to get an insight of the client though process. Silence is provided in order to relax the client and build rapport ...