Diana Diaz
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Professor: T. Foy
4/21/2013
Workbook Question #6
Your client just told you that their pet dog was run over by a car. The client begins to cry.
What would you do?
If my client just told me that their pet dog was ran over by a car, and began to cry.
I would reply with comforting words to my client, and I will say to him/her that I’m sorry
to hear that their pet dog was ran over by a car, and hurt in that kind of way. For example,
I would say “no worries, every thing will be okay you can always buy or adopt another one
similar to the dog you had, or you can name the next dog after the one you had in memory of it.”
Also, I wouldn’t disrespect my client by interrupting him/her speak. On the other hand,
I would attentively listen to my client, and would allow him/her express their feelings and
thoughts to me.
I understand your empathy and I know you mean well by it however if it was me I wouldn’t want someone to tell me to buy a new pet. I would feel like they are telling oh well just buy a new one they can be replace easy and that would hurt me. So I am not sure telling the client they can buy a new pet to the replace the lost one is a good idea yet. They might be ready for that and maybe feel some type of way with you for suggesting that and it might be as affective. You can probably suggest a type of therapy to help the client cope with their lost pet for now. I think poetry therapy is a good to let out their feeling about the grief they are feeling and it’s something they can keep forever. Poetry therapy is a good way to heal , find yourself within and express all your emotions and this can bring about change and growth.
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