Therapeutic Relationship-Building Flashcards

In TCI, unconditional positive regard in a therapeutic relationship means:

Answer: Maintaining fundamental respect and care for the young person regardless of their behavior

Unconditional positive regard means maintaining fundamental respect, care, and dignity for the young person as a person - separate from approval or disapproval of specific behaviors.

Which of the following demonstrates that a caregiver has successfully invested in therapeutic relationship-building?

Answer: The young person seeks the caregiver out when distressed rather than escalating to crisis

A young person who seeks support from a trusted caregiver instead of escalating demonstrates that the therapeutic relationship is functioning as a protective factor.

A caregiver who shares genuine, age-appropriate personal examples during conversations with a young person is practicing:

Answer: Therapeutic self-disclosure that builds authentic connection

Appropriate therapeutic self-disclosure - sharing relevant personal examples - builds authentic connection and models healthy self-reflection for young people.

In TCI, attunement in a therapeutic relationship refers to:

Answer: A caregiver's ability to accurately sense and respond to a young person's emotional state

Attunement is the caregiver's ability to accurately perceive and responsively reflect a young person's emotional state - a foundational element of therapeutic connection.

According to TCI, which of the following is a warning sign that a caregiver-young person relationship may be becoming unhealthy?

Answer: The caregiver provides special favors or shares confidential information with one young person that bypasses program structure

Special favors and sharing confidential information that bypass program structure are signs of an enmeshed, boundary-violating relationship that harms both parties.

TCI emphasizes that a young person's willingness to accept a caregiver's authority is PRIMARILY built through:

Answer: The quality and trustworthiness of the therapeutic relationship over time

Genuine authority in TCI is relational, not positional - it grows from the quality and trust built in the relationship over time.