Clinical social workers will sometimes intentionally allow or create an atmosphere that reminds the client of an emotional past. This psychotherapy method can be harmful if not utilized appropriately. Clients will often react in terms of what they are afraid of or need to see, not really knowing why they feel that way. Professionals use this technique to find connections between the clients' past and how they misread the present. What is the method being described?

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Transference brings a client's emotional past and psychological needs into the present. The reaction is often caused by neglect, abuse or unmet needs. The clinical social worker will respond in terms of what is really happening in the present. Clients who do not recognize the difference between present and past will often incur the same problems repeatedly.

Clinical Social Workers Will Sometimes Intentionally Allow or Create an Atmosphere