Which of the following is the best questioning sequence during a client interview in which the client is communicative and not in an emergency situation?
a. Begin with focused questions and proceed to open-ended questions.
b. Begin with open-ended questions and proceed to focused questions.
c. Begin with closed questions and proceed to open-ended questions.
d. Begin with open-ended questions and proceed to closed questions.
ANS: B
Start with open-ended questions to allow the client to tell his or her story in his or her own way to obtain general information. Use focused questions to obtain more specific information Start with open-ended, not focused or closed, questions. Proceed to focused questions, not closed questions.
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