Not having the opportunity to express his or her feelings about the end of the

relationship with the social worker may impede the client’s progress toward
independence.



Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


ANS: T
Clients may experience several emotional responses as they end their relationship with you: anger, sadness, loss, fear, guilt, rejection, ambivalence, gratitude, and affection. Clients may hesitate to express their emotions freely at this time. If they conclude the relationship without sharing some of these feelings, they may experience a sense of incompleteness. This "unfinished" quality may impede the appropriate process of psychological separation from you and inhibit the client's movement toward increased autonomy and independence. Therefore, we usually encourage clients to express their ending feelings.

Social Work & Human Services

You might also like to view...

It is always best to conduct the engagement process in your office

a. True b. False

Social Work & Human Services

Provide examples of primary and secondary reinforcers.

What will be an ideal response?

Social Work & Human Services

___________________________ is the period of life spent with chronic disease or loss of functional mobility.

a. Mortality b. Morbidity c. Middle age d. Somatization

Social Work & Human Services

The trend toward more direct involvement in the care for the dying of significant others is exemplified in the:

A) ?hospice movement. B) ?"right to live" movement. C) ?"right to die" movement. D) ?"assisted suicide" movement.

Social Work & Human Services