15 June '06 - MP case, saying NO.

Had lots of difficulty saying to this couple that we can't help them. Looking at it from a very objective point of view, they really do not qualify.

What was difficult:
- Seeing the husband who is wheelchair-bound. I feel sad for them already.
- Seeing them struggle to live on so little.


But FL did reframe it very nicely - asking the wife to go and work is really a way of empowering her to support the family on her own. This brings me back to empowerment theory. This author whose name I cannot remember made a shocking (to me at least) statement, that not everyone likes to be empowered, cos that'd mean they have to expend energy to get things done for themselves.

Session #3 with parent.
Hard-going.. did prep work but still a lil' lost. Need to review tape again. Had difficult explaining certain issues pertaining to the role of a parent.