Early in First Meetings with Clients, Professional Social Workers Should

question 18

Multiple Choice

Early in first meetings with clients, professional social workers should:

• A)clearly establish that they are the ones in charge.
• B)ask the clients to call them by their formal title.
• C)avoid open-ended questions.
• D)ask if they are pronouncing their clients' names correctly.

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