B

Sticky wages, sticky prices, and misperceptions about relative prices

I recently had the opportunity to interview an experienced group worker about their personal experiences with members who drop out of treatment groups. The respondent shared several reasons for unplanned termination of members and discussed potential strategies to reduce the number of unplanned terminations.

The group worker provided the following list and rank-ordered the reasons for unplanned termination of members:

1. Lack of commitment to the treatment process
2. Personal or family emergencies
3. Feeling misunderstood or unsupported within the group
4. Difficulty with the group dynamics or interpersonal conflicts
5. Relapse or return to substance abuse
6. Unresolved underlying issues or trauma

To reduce the number of unplanned terminations, the group worker suggested several strategies:

1. Building a strong therapeutic alliance with each member to increase their commitment to the treatment process.
2. Providing flexibility in the group schedule to accommodate personal or family emergencies.
3. Creating a supportive and validating group environment to address feelings of being misunderstood or unsupported.
4. Addressing and resolving interpersonal conflicts within the group through open communication and conflict resolution techniques.
5. Offering additional support and resources for members struggling with relapse or substance abuse.
6. Incorporating trauma-informed care and addressing underlying issues in a sensitive and supportive manner.

Overall, the group worker emphasized the importance of proactive communication, individualized support, and creating a safe and validating group environment to reduce the number of unplanned terminations and support members in their treatment journey.

D

State law today is fairly evenly divided among those states that take the position that the minor who misrepresents his age will be estopped from asserting his infancy as a defense and those that will allow a minor to disaffirm regardless of his misrepresentation of age.Among the states that allow disaffirmance despite the minor's misrepresentation,most hold the disaffirming minor responsible for the losses suffered by the adult,either by allowing the adult to counterclaim against the minor for the tort of deceit or by requiring the minor to reimburse the adult for use or depreciation of his property.