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In this chapter, we discuss some of the everyday challenges facing the psychotherapist who embarks upon the regular practice of two-person relational psychodynamic psychotherapy. By actively “setting the frame” for the patient and parents, a psychotherapist starts the psychotherapeutic process on a strong foundation. There is consensus that in most forms of psychotherapy, the psychotherapist benefits by providing an outline of what the patient and his or her family can expect once they agree to participate. It is best to launch the psychotherapeutic process after the psychotherapist sets the frame with the patient and their parents or caregivers so they can have some predictability about what will occur during the process and avoid having surprises when conflict arises.
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—Marcel Proust
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Delgado, S.V., Strawn, J.R., Pedapati, E.V. (2015). Setting the Frame. In: Contemporary Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40520-4_9
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