Denise is a Euro-American social worker who is a former welfare client. A divorcee and mother of four, she succeeded in completing her degree and getting off the system in four years. She is now working in a welfare-to-work program and sets similar goals for her multicultural clients. Denise's attitude and actions indicate that she:
A. believes in her client's ability to achieve and live up to her expectations.
B. is well intentioned and willing to challenge her clients.
C. can serve as a model of what her clients can accomplish with their lives-if she could do it, so can her clients.
D. is operating out of the majority value system and presuming that her clients have the same goals.
Answer: D
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