You Are a New Female Therapist Working in an Outpatient

Multiple Choice

You are a new female therapist working in an outpatient clinic. Today you are evaluating a 59-year-old man who is a native of China. He has lived in the United States for the past 20 years. Which of the following would you be most likely to do when establishing rapport with this patient?

A) Greet the patient in your usual fashion and determine through your contact with him what his preferences are in your clinic
B) Make sure that you do not ask the patient to wear a gown during the evaluation, because he will probably be uncomfortable
C) Make sure that you do not greet him with an outstretched hand, because he is likely going to be uncomfortable with the contact
D) Pass the patient to a male colleague because you know that this patient will not want to be treated by a female