Table 5.
Excerpts From GSC Therapy Sessions For Treatment Dropouts
| Completion Status | Excerpt |
|---|---|
| Dropout | (T) How confident are you that you will reduce or stop your use? |
| (C) I am pretty sure I can, but I don’t know about stopping. | |
| (T) You’re saying that you don’t want to change. | |
| Dropout | (T) Have you thought about stopping…how important is it for you? |
| (C) I don’t want to stop using marijuana. | |
| (T) No? | |
| (C) No. | |
| (T) Um… | |
| Dropout | (T) What other cons are there besides getting arrested? |
| (C) Mess up your body. | |
| (T) What else? | |
| (C) It’s fun. | |
| (T) Is that positive or negative? | |
| (C) Positive. |
Note. (T) = Therapist, (C) = Client