Assignment task:
Imagine one of your clients who is struggling with panic disorder comes to your new session and tells you they downloaded the self-help manual for panic disorder and they are feeling overwhelmed and hopeless having read it:
1. What questions would you want to ask them to understand this reaction to the manual?
2. Having read the manual yourself, what are your thoughts about the strategies and techniques included in the manual?
3. What other information do you think is important for your client to have that the manual may not have covered?
4. What recommendations would you make for your work with this client moving forward?