A 20-year-old female with serious mental illness who lives at home with her mother tells her social worker that she wants to change programs because she doesn't like the staff and is picked on by her peers. The social worker should FIRST:

a) Tell the client that she should look into programs and determine the best option for herself
b) Let her mother make the decision and not listen to the client's opinion
c) Take a full history of the situation in the program from both client and mother
d) Tell the client and mother to talk to the program about different options


Answer: C

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