A social services practitioner is treating an adult lesbian client who is addicted to alcohol. The client came out a year ago and lost relationships with several friends and family members. The practitioner should probably ________.
A. find out if the client has a partner and have them enter
behavioral couples therapy
B. counsel the client on the losses but not the alcoholism
C. treat the client's sexual orientation as the problem causing the
alcoholism and the pain of her losses
D. treat the client's alcoholism within the context of the client's life
as a lesbian
Question 2
The ________ to disclose sexual identity varies by situation; the ________ to disclose sexual identity endures over time.
A. need; decision
B. need; desire
C. decision; desire
D. decision; need