Lisa's Role In Cognitive Behavior Therapy

The role play consisted of 17-year-old Lisa, her mother Ms. Bowler, and the therapist. Lisa’s role in the scenario was crucial because she had the presenting problems, which consisted of: truancy, school failure, drug use, and disrespecting her mother. Ms. Bowler’s role was important because she could attest to Lisa’s behavior first-hand, and because her participation was vital in the ongoing of the therapy. The therapist role was important in the scenario because she had to know how to accurately apply MDFT, in order to identify the families’ problems and implement ways to address them. Ways consisted of: helping the mom develop skills to enable her to better regulate her emotions and influence Lisa in a more effective manner; helping Lisa