A gay client shakes your hand at the end of a session. As a rule, you never shake hands with your clients. In the next session, the client accuses you of being homophobic because you hesitated in shaking his hand. You should:

a. explain your policy
b. ask the client whey he thinks you are homophobic
c. tell the client you are not homophobic
d. suggest to the client that he has taken your behavior too personally


Ans: a. explain your policy

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