When Deciding What Is an "Appropriate Boundary" When Working with Clients

question 6

Multiple Choice

When deciding what is an "appropriate boundary" when working with clients from different cultures, social worker should:

• A) Maintain the same boundaries regardless of the client's cultural background
• B) Maintain rigid boundaries for all clients from individualistic cultures and maintain diffuse boundaries for clients from collective cultures
• C) Take each client's culture into account when determining appropriate boundaries for relating with the client
• D) Ignore the client's culture and establish firm boundaries and very formal relationships with all clients

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