Publisher's Synopsis
Tina is a 16 year old student who in recent months has been neglecting her studies and partying heavily with a circle of friends. Recently she had a frightening experience when her friend Nicole was slipped a date rape drug at a rave and ended up in the hospital. This exchange follows on the heels of Characterizing a preferred development, also in this chapter. David and Tina earlier identified a quality of Tina's, 'perseverance', that she has drawn on in her current situation. Watch how David uses this as leverage to explore other possible instances of perseverance in Tina's life. How does he support Tina in reflecting on this? In identifying dance classes when she was younger, she also makes reference to her older sister Jen, who she admires. What does David say to help Tina evaluate the plausibility of this being a second example of her exercising perseverance?
