Why Is It Important for Practitioners to Express Empathic Understanding

question 4

Multiple Choice

Why is it important for practitioners to express empathic understanding by summarizing the client's story?

• A) It gives the client an opportunity to correct any misunderstandings and elaborate or explain further.
• B) It fills up time.
• C) It allows the practitioner to create his/her own interpretation of the story.
• D) Practitioners should not summarize the client's story.

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Behavioural Leader

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