A 60-year-old female client diagnosed with schizophrenia, who lives in an assisted living residence, is telling her social worker that she is being retaliated against because she has made complaints about the food and the cleanliness of the facility

In response, the social worker should FIRST:

a) Ask the client whether she is taking her medications
b) Suggest to the client that maybe she is the cause of the problem
c) Listen attentively to the client to get her version of events
d) Tell the client to talk to the manager of the residence


Answer: C

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