A client starts to miss appointments with a social worker after achieving her goals. Prior to these absences, she had very good attendance and had made substantial progress. These missed appointments are MOST likely an indication of:

Sometimes missing appointments after achieving stated goals can be an indicator that the client is ready to terminate. The client may want to practice her new skills independently and does not think that she needs to continue to see the social worker. There is no indication that a new problem has emerged or the client is dissatisfied Codependency occurs when a client does not want to end the therapeutic relationship despite having achieved goals. The client’s behavior most likely means that she is ready to stop seeing the social worker.