Problem:
Your client, Maxie Mumm's goal is to get a job. You and she have developed a plan to help her work toward her goal. After a month, although Maxie continues to tell you her foremost goal is to get a job, she has done nothing to find one. You are concerned about the discrepancy between what she says she wants to accomplish and what she is actually doing. In deciding whether or not to confront her, you must remember that in social work practice, confrontation is: what is the answer? a. an appropriate response that will encourage clients to tell you the truth b. a technique that is effective primarily with hostile, uncooperative, or involuntary clients c. a skill that can help you explore inconsistencies in a client's responses or behaviors