Which INITIAL clinical strategy should the social worker use with a client who has paranoid delusions and refuses treatment?

Which INITIAL clinical strategy should the social worker use with a client who has paranoid delusions and refuses treatment?

• A. Refer to substance abuse treatment.
• B. Reinforce the need to start treatment immediately.
• C. Attempt to establish a trusting relationship to engage the treatment.
• D. Assist the client in seeing a psychiatrist.

Answer: (C)