Use this Discussion to complete the activity regarding the challenges of working with clients who are reluctant, resistant, or culturally different.
Think about the grant-funded program in the Bureau of Aging as you create your own scenario (in any type of agency or circumstance) with a client who is reluctant, resistant, or culturally different.
What problem or problems-in-living has your client presented to you?
Explain how you will use the stages of the helping process to connect with your client and try to move him/her forward.
Identify the special issues you must consider as you work with your client who is reluctant, resistant, or culturally different.
Identify three (or more) skills and strategies you will use to gain trust and cooperation with your client who is resistant, reluctant, or culturally different.