A woman and her husband are Muslims and see a social worker for counseling. The wife wears a face covering and the social worker cannot always see her responses to what is being communicated in the session. What should the social worker do?

A. Tell her to uncover her face
B. Let the spouse answer for her
C. Refer her to another social worker
D. Tell her you can't see her responses


D. Tell her you can't see her responses

She cannot remove her veil.
It is possible for the husband to answer for her but let her make that decision .
From these choices it is best to tell her you cannot see her responses.

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