When caring for a victim of family violence, the intervention that would be most therapeutic is to:
A) Acknowledge the victim's inability to change the situation.
B) Avoid pressuring the victim to leave the abuser.
C) Invite the abuser to stay with the victim during the assessment.
D) Avoid asking the victim directly whether abuse is occurring.
B
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