An elderly man recently placed his ailing wife in a nursing home. The woman has been diagnosed in the middle stage of Alzheimer's disease. The children of the man are disgruntled because they do not want their mother in a nursing home and more should be done to help her stay home. What is the first thing a social worker should recommend for client/ family participation when addressing this case?

A. Individual therapy for the members
B. See the entire family
C. See the husband and wife alone
D. See the husband only


B. See the entire family

The first thing the social worker should recommend when addressing this case is to see the entire family.

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