Candy is working in a shelter for homeless men. She is new at her job and enjoys what she is doing. The fact that many of the men are in poor physical health and are unwashed is of great concern to her, and she works hard to meet the basic needs of the residents, such as food and clothing and a warm place to sleep. When she is working, she never asks the men to help with chores around the shelter even though that is a condition for their staying there. She thinks of her work as very loving and giving, and she sees the clients as hapless and uneducated. Therefore, when Paul comes to her and tells her he graduated from high school and finished a year of college before he got hooked on drugs, she is not certain she believes him. When he asks for help returning to college, she resists giving him information and support for attending the local community college.
Above are some situations in which the boundary between the worker and the client has become blurred. Identify what went wrong and what needs to happen to correct the situation. Use the space provided to make notes.
