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Here are some selfassessment questions to help you to become more aware of your own feelings regarding violence and the violent client.

1)Do I have a constant sense of fear around this client?

2)Do I feel comfortable turning my back on this client?

3)Do I avoid this client?

4)Do I take sides with either the client or the family?

5)Do I feel capable of handling violent, assaultive behavior if it occurs?

6)Do I feel judgmental about the client’s behavior?

7)Do I want to punish the client because of their behavior?

8)Have I become so uptight and anxious about the client that I am distorting his/her behavior in my mind?

9)Am I so angry with the client and with my fellow staff that we can no longer deal therapeutically with the client?

10)How am I coping with the feelings that I have about the client?

Proactive Tip: If you have answered “Yes” to any of these questions it might be a good idea to talk to one of your fellow workers about your feelings. Odds are that others feel similarly. Perhaps it would be a good topic to discuss at a staff meeting. That would allow you the opportunity for you and your fellow workers to acknowledge your feelings about the client and to develop strategies to be able to continue to work therapeutically with them.