Reference no: EM133445022
Case Scenario 1: You are a 32-year-old social worker and have been working with a client for four weeks. During your sessions, you and your 48-year-old female client, Becky, have begun to discuss her violence-filled family background. She has asked you twice during today's session about your family, including whether you are married, how many children you have, your relationship with your parents, whether you are close to your siblings, and why you keep "avoiding" the subject. She says, "I'm starting to think that you don't have any experience with problems in your own family and if you don't, then how can you help me? Tell me about your family!"
Question 1: What do you say to Becky to deflect the potential boundary crossing?
Case Scenario 2: You are a 26-year-old social worker who leads a substance use disorder (SUD) recovery group that meets three times a week from 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm. One of the newest clients, Alex, who has just moved to the community, has been sticking around after the last couple of meetings and making small talk with you after everyone else has left. You have been friendly and have stayed after group to chat for 15or 20 minutes about area resources and fun things to do in the new community. This evening after all of the other group members have left, Alex walks over to you and tells you how much "our little talks" mean and states how good your new haircut looks. Alex then says, "Let's get to know each other a lot better" and asks you over for "a little take-out and Netflix."
Question 2: What do you say to Alex to deflect the potential boundary violation?