Discuss how judging, trying to convince, threatening, and making glib assessments are likely to occur with "captive clients" who cannot readily or safely decline services.

Answers may vary. Many types of ineffective verbal responses inhibit clients from exploring problems and sharing freely with a social worker. The following list identifies common verbal barriers that usually have an immediate negative effect on communications, thereby inhibiting clients from revealing pertinent information and working on problems. These verbal barriers are more likely to occur when the social worker is working with "captive clients," a situation in which there is a power differential and the client cannot readily escape.1. Judging, criticizing, or placing blame
2. Trying to convince the client about the right point of view through logical arguments, lecturing, instructing, or arguing
3. Analyzing, diagnosing, or making glib or dogmatic interpretations
4. Threatening, warning, or counterattacking
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