A schizophrenic client takes prescribed medications intermittently. After an argument, his partner kicks him out of their apartment and asks the social worker to hospitalize him because his condition is deteriorating. The client sometimes experiences hallucinations, but says he wants to try to live on his own. He refuses hospitalization and says he plans to stop taking his meds. What is the best course of action:
a. acknowledge the right to refuse medication and treatment and seek to maintain a relationship with the client
b. seek an involuntary commitment
c. continue to insist that the client take the medication and note that previous episodes of not taking meds have led to hospitalization
d. suggest that his partner care for him for a short period until he is more stable
Ans: a. acknowledge the right to refuse medication and treatment and seek to maintain a relationship with the client
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