Debra left the room to compose herself. Was this preventable? If so, how?
Debra Masters, a social worker in private practice, conducted an initial interview with Stephanie Railsback, a young woman also working in the helping professions, who was conflicted about her sexual orientation. Debra was a lesbian herself, open, but discreetly so. As the interview proceeded Debra was increasingly distracted by the question of whether she should disclose her sexual orientation to this client and, if so, when. Her anxiety intensified to such a degree that she had to leave the interview to compose herself and decide what to do to resolve this dilemma.
She could have mentally and emotionally prepared beforehand for the time when she would learn that a client was gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered or was seeking to resolve a conflict about sexual orientation. This could have been an opportunity to reflect and make at least broad decisions about self-disclosure about her sexual orientation and the implications of that in her practice.
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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