A Social Worker May Feel Uncomfortable About Working with an Involuntary

question 30

Multiple Choice

A social worker may feel uncomfortable about working with an involuntary client because:

• A) The mandating agency may seem restrictive or authoritarian
• B) The client may present as angry or hostile
• C) The social worker is not sure of how to build a relationship with the client
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Nonverbal Communication

The transfer of information through body language, facial expressions, gestures, and other physical signs.

Verbal Communication

The process of expressing ideas and conveying messages through spoken words to another individual or group.

Assumptions

Beliefs or statements taken to be true without requiring empirical evidence.

Reality

The state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to how they may appear or may be thought to be.