Problem:
Ms. Singer has felt a great deal of guilt about her daughter's sexual abuse, believing that she should never have moved in with her sister. As a result of her guilt, like many mothers in the aftermath of discovering that their child was sexually abused, Ms. Singer overindulged her daughter, giving into her wishes whenever she engaged in a temper tantrum. From a TF-CBT perspective, to assess and change this pattern of problematic parent-child interactions, it would be helpful to: a) Delay behavioral interventions until after the trauma narrative because completion of the narrative typically reduces behavioral problems. b) Elicit from Ms. Singer her own sexual abuse history. c) Teach mom to ignore her daughter when she listens well and complies with her mother's requests. d) Implement the In Vivo Mastery component at the beginning of treatment. e) Conduct functional behavioral analyses (ABC's) to identify the antecedents (A) and consequences (C) of the temper tantrums (B). Need Assignment Help?