Since people have many desires and are not always motivated to do what is in their

best interest, social workers thus explore:

a. what participants are motivated for and the degree of conflict between two or
more participants.
b. what other helpers are motivated for and the degree of conflict between two
or more motivations (within a person or between participants).
c. what clients are motivated for and the degree of conflict between two or more
motivations.
d. what participants are motivated for and the degree of conflict between two or
more motivations (within a person or between participants).


D

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