For clients in the pre-contemplation stage, the role of the practitioner is to do all of the following EXCEPT
a. encourage clients to realize that they have control
b. express understanding of the client's challenges.
c. point out the disadvantages in the client's point of view and suggest a more realistic viewpoint.
d. move the focus to areas that the client can change.
c
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In the beginning phase of assessment, it is wise for the practitioner to allow the client to share
his/her understanding of the nature of the problem. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A husband, wife and their seven year old daughter are seeing a social worker at the request of their family physician. During the initial session, the social worker begs in to suspect that the father is physically abusing this daughter. The daughter is shy and withdrawn, and the social worker notices that her arms and legs have numerous bruises at varying stages of healing. The mother openly admits that her husband has difficulty controlling his temper. Taking the above information into account the social worker should:
A. Establish a therapeutic alliance with the family. B. Report the suspected abuse appropriately C. Wait till the social worker can determine that abuse has occurred then report it D. Report the abuse only if she witnesses it.
Which best describes personal culture
a. the entirety of a person's meaning system and usual behavior b. a person's ethnicity, sex, race, class, religion, and sexual orientation c. a person's values and goals d. none of the above
alcohol and other drug abuse is often masked by and interrelated to many other problems
a. true b. false