I completely agree with you Linda the more information you gather on the client the better it is to handle their case. From a sociological stand point family dynamics, socioeconomic structure play a very important role in in how the client will act. Peter Blau ( a sociology theorist ) discussed power and rewards through social exchange. The process of exchange can be and should be an equal one, with equal rewards; however, if there is an imbalance in power discrepancies are created. If this happens then a client may lose trust, Hence the importance of communicating everything. Last semester I took a counseling technics class with Professor Becker and we discussed scenarios such as the one disclosed in the book. It consisted of letting the