Restating the main idea of what a client has just said is called:

A. reflecting.
B. paraphrasing.
C. clarifying.
D. summarizing.


B

Social Work & Human Services

You might also like to view...

List two SFBT scaling questions and two description questions that an African American male client experiencing unemployment and marital difficulties could reflect on.

What will be an ideal response?

Social Work & Human Services

Rephrasing the facts that the client gives so that the client hears them again can:

A. Allow unpleasant memories that the client may have blocked to surface B. Reveal whether or not the client is lying C. Be a way of responding to the client's feelings D. Create an atmosphere of distrust between the worker and the client

Social Work & Human Services

The interpreting response is different from other responses because:

a. The interviewer focuses on the explicit message of the client b. The interviewer focuses on his or her interpretation of the client's problem c. The interviewer focuses on the implicit message of the client d. The interviewer focuses on interpretive material such as client dreams, journal writing, and fantasy

Social Work & Human Services

The family defined by diffuse boundaries is characterized by:

a. Conflictual relationshipa b. Enmeshed relationships c. Disengaged relationships d. Nurturing relationships

Social Work & Human Services