> “Staff are explicitly forbidden to advise families or give them ideas. For ‘helpful’ people (as social workers tend to be), this is a very difficult—sometimes impossible—impulse to control. But stepping back is essential, as it creates a vacuum that families fill with their own ideas.”
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> “Staff are allowed only to ask open-ended questions like: ‘What do you think should be done?’ and ‘Do you know of anyone who successfully did what you want to do? Can you ask them for help?’”
This seems more broadly applicable to helping anyone in general. Therapists and life coaches should take note.
> “Staff are explicitly forbidden to advise families or give them ideas. For ‘helpful’ people (as social workers tend to be), this is a very difficult—sometimes impossible—impulse to control. But stepping back is essential, as it creates a vacuum that families fill with their own ideas.”
>
> “Staff are allowed only to ask open-ended questions like: ‘What do you think should be done?’ and ‘Do you know of anyone who successfully did what you want to do? Can you ask them for help?’”
This seems more broadly applicable to helping anyone in general. Therapists and life coaches should take note.