Is It Appropriate to Use the Client's First Name When

question 19

Multiple Choice

Is it appropriate to use the client's first name when you address him/her?

• A) Yes, because it helps to build the therapeutic relationship if everyone is on a first name basis.
• B) Yes, because using someone's last name is too formal for a therapeutic setting.
• C) No, because it encourages over-familiarity and the overstepping of professional boundaries.
• D) Yes, but only if the client states that s/he wants to be addressed by his/her first name.

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