Silence is useful because it allows and encourages others to engage in change work. However, students are often reluctant to be silent because they may be anxious when no one is talking. When might silence be productively used?
a. When you are day dreaming and don't want to be disturbed
b. During moments in which you want to encourage clients to reflect on things
with unobtrusive support and to consider what they might share with you
given their thoughts during the quiet moment
c. When you are trying to indirectly get the client to stop talking
d. When the social worker is having a negative reaction to something the client
said and wants to act out towards the client by not speaking
b. During moments in which you want to encourage clients to reflect on things
with unobtrusive support and to consider what they might share with you
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