Briefly discuss how empathic responding should be employed by a social worker in early sessions with a client

What will be an ideal response?


In early sessions with a client, empathic responding should be used frequently as a method of developing rapport with the client. Responses should be couched in a tentative manner to allow for inaccuracies in the social worker's perception. Checking out the accuracy of responses with appropriate lead-in phrases such as "Let me see if I understand …" or "Did I hear you right?" is helpful in communicating a desire to understand and a willingness to correct misperceptions.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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a. think, then plan b. plan, then act c. act, then reflect d. do, then think

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An individual that who is uncomfortable with how he feels about himself related to his gender is said to be experiencing:

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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