The client is a 14-year-old who was brought by her mother for a mental health evaluation
Her mother demands that she be admitted for inpatient care because "she is uncontrollable" and has "behavior problems" such as staying out late at night, hanging out with tough friends, and talking back to her parents. The nurse or mental health care provider recom-mends that 1. she be admitted for observation.
2. she be involuntarily committed.
3. the client's mother begin therapy.
4. the client and her mother attend outpatient counseling.
4
The main responsibility of mental health care providers is to help clients cope with their problems.
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