title: Pre-therapy: the application of contact reflections.
abstract: Contact Reflections are the primary method of Pre-Therapy. There are five formalized techniques: situational, facial, word-for-word, body, and reiterative. Together they form a web of psychological contact enabling the development of therapeutic relationships. A case history of treatment with a client with retardation and psychosis is presented with a discussion of the therapist's innovative technique.
authors.affiliation: Pre-Therapy International Network, USA. jproutyb@aol.com
authors.forename: Garry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prouty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D009629:Person-Centered Psychotherapy; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011603:Psychophysiology; D013811:Psychotherapeutic Processes; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy