A social worker is seeing a client under mandatory court orders following conviction for a protracted period of sexual offenses with a minor. In the dialogue process, the client repeatedly refers to her offenses as “a mistake I made” and “when that happened,” as well as, “he said he wanted it” and “he kept coming back for more,” even after repeatedly being redirected. Recognizing that planned behavior does not just “happen mistakenly” and that a minor can never consent to such behavior, the MOST appropriate therapeutic response would be:

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The Association of Social Work Boards Masters Exam, formerly known as the ASWB Intermediate exam, is a licensure examination designed by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB). The ASWB exams measure skills and knowledge in social work-specific content areas, such as human development and behavior, social and economic justice, and intervention processes.  Each ASWB exam consists of 170 multiple choice questions, including 150 scored questions and 20 questions used for data collection regarding the effectiveness of the exam. The 10 sections of the ASWB Masters Exam include: Human... Show more

A social worker is seeing a client under mandatory court orders following conviction for a protracted period of sexual offenses with a minor. In the dialogue process, the client repeatedly refers to her offenses as “a mistake I made” and “when that happened,” as well as, “he said he wanted it” and “he kept coming back for more,” even after repeatedly being redirected. Recognizing that planned behavior does not just “happen mistakenly” and that a minor can never consent to such behavior, the MOST appropriate therapeutic response would be: