A Practical Guide to Working with Reluctant Clients in Health and Social Care

Maggie Kindred
Illustrated by Cath Kindred

Paperback: £16.99 / $26.95

2010, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 144pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-102-6, BIC 2: JKSN JKS MQC

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Practitioners in health and social care are often required to work with clients who do not want to work with them, and these 'reluctant' clients can often be the most challenging, but most rewarding, to work with.

This practical, jargon-free book covers all the issues that practitioners are likely to encounter in the course of working with reluctant clients. The emphasis is on making theory easy to use, and the book is written in an easily digestible and lively style. Topics covered include staying safe, verbal and non-verbal communication, making initial contact with a client, crisis situations, recording, and how to end work with a client. Activities to work through are included at the end of each topic and illustrations feature throughout.

This is an essential book for students, practitioners, voluntary sector workers and trainers in the fields of health, social care and social work.

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"One of the most important messages I would want to give to a newcomer is that your reluctant client will probably never [become a 'willing' client]. Why should s/he? Compliance with you and your rules is a massive victory. If you can rejoice with your clients when they are finally getting rid of you, this is very liberating. Social work and care does not change people's personality fundamentally, it helps them function."

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Author information

• Maggie Kindred
• Cath Kindred

Subject areas

• Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords

• adults,
• advocacy,
• anger management,
• carers,
• challenging behaviour,
• child protection,
• children,
• communication,
• community care,
• domestic abuse,
• early intervention,
• emotions,
• families,
• fostering,
• health care,
• looked after children,
• mental health,
• mental illness,
• nursing,
• offenders,
• older people,
• parenting,
• pastoral care,
• probation,
• psychotherapy,
• race,
• relationships,
• safeguarding children,
• social care,
• social skills,
• social work,
• supported living,
• teenagers

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