When a social worker sees the client as a friend, or an extension of himself or herself, this is an example of:

a. Countertransference
b. Reverse empathy
c. Professional boundary issues
d. Over-identification


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Feedback to correct answer: Counter transference is when the so-cial worker looses objectivity and responds in a personal way, from a position of “self vs. other”

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