In the context of social work skills, using the skill of _____ involves gently encouraging clients to consider

apparently incongruent aspects of themselves or their behavior.



A. reframing errors
B. responding to mistakes
C. observing inconsistencies
D. educating with immediacy


ANS: C
In observing inconsistencies (Carkhuff & Anthony, 1979), you directly and without judgment point out discrepancies, incongruities, or contradictions in clients' words, feelings, and actions. In observing inconsistencies, you gently encourage clients to consider apparently incongruent aspects of themselves or their behavior, and sometimes their circumstances

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