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How will you and the client decide when to end your time together? What could you do to help the client express his or her feelings about ending the relationship? What are some skills a practitioner might use when working with a client who is apprehensive about terminating the relationship?

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Module 06 - Terminating Services and Developing as a Professional Ending Professional Relationships After the goals of the client have been achieved, the helping relationship should end. The ending process includes preparing the client for the ending, reviewing work together, sharing feelings about ending, evaluating overall progress, and supporting plans for future growth. Helping relationships end for a number of reasons: managed care, insurance, lack of funds, achievement of goals, or lack of satisfaction with progress. If clients leave unexpectedly, it is good to follow up with them and ask them about their decision to leave and possibly gain some closure. When clients have limited supportive relationships or are hesitant about their ability to continue on their own, they may express painful feelings. In the final meeting, it is important to discuss available resources and to make plans for sustaining and building on accomplishments. Celebrating successes that have been achieved should also be included in the ending. In long-term relationships, the client and practitioner need to allow time to talk about their feelings about ending the relationship. This is a significant event and some clients feel a sense of loss, sadness, fear, and/or anger. Six Tasks for Ending a Professional Relationship The practitioner has six tasks to perform when ending a professional relationship with a client. The practitioner will: 1. Indicate the meetings will be ending. Sometimes the decision is for less frequent meetings as the ending approaches. 2. Work with the client to summarize what has been most important, what changes have been made, and what was most difficult. Reviewing and remembering good and difficult times is important. 3. Work with the client to identify what tasks remain to be completed after the relationship ends. 4. Tell the client that he or she can return for future meetings. 5. Invite feedback about the entirety of their work together. 6. Ask if there are any final questions. As part of the final meeting with clients, plans for future growth and support can also be discussed as well as plans for maintaining the gains that have been made. Skills Needed to End a Professional Relationship The following table offers some examples of what a practitioner might say during the process of evaluating and ending a professional relationship. To... The practitioner might say... Ask about readiness to end "We have been talking about not meeting anymore. Let's talk about whether you think you are ready to stop coming in and meeting with me." Evaluate progress "When we started working together, we set some goals. Let's talk about whether you have achieved each one of the goals." Ask about the client's satisfaction "I'd like to know what you have appreciated about our work together and also what you did not like about our work together." Identify when the meetings will end "Our last meeting will be two weeks from today." Share feelings "I have enjoyed working with you and watching your progress, and I will miss seeing you. How are you feeling about the ending of our relationship?" Summarize accomplishments and strengths "As I think back over our work together, I am impressed with everything that you have accomplished. As a family, you found ways to work together on tasks, and this has given you more time to do fun things together." Discuss plans for the future "I think your plan to join a support group of single parents is a great idea. I bet you will meet lots of people who are in a similar situation as you."
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