At the request of the police department, an emergency room social worker is interviewing a client about the details of a sexual assault that occurred three hours earlier. During the interview process, the client constantly asks questions about the social worker's training and says that she wants to be a social worker too. What should the emergency room social worker do at this point?

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The emergency room social worker should refocus the client on the topic at hand, which is providing details about the sexual assault. It is important to maintain the professional and therapeutic nature of the interview, and not get sidetracked by personal or tangential topics. The social worker can acknowledge the client's interest in social work, but redirect the conversation back to the assault and the client's needs in that moment.

At the Request of the Police Department, an Emergency Room