A woman is referred to a community mental health agency by the local hospital. She was tested twice for AID. Though the test results were negative, she requested additional tests and continues to ask for more AIDS tests. She ask the social worker to intervene with the hospital on her behalf. The social worker should assess
A. the reasons for her concern.
B. her current mental health diagnosis.
C. how to advocate on her behalf with the hospital.
D. her AIDS risk behavior.
A. the reasons for her concern.
Since the repeated negative results don't seem to resolve the woman's concern, there could be something else that holds the worry in place. The social worker needs to go to the next level of exploration and explore the reasons for her concern
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