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Some clients who come to you will have minimal resources. Others will have more than they realize. Even those with few are bound to have one or two that you as a person can admire. They may be difficult to recognize but you must find them in order to help the client recognize them. Something has motivated the client to come to you asking for help. It could be that he's sick and tired of being homeless, underemployed, dumped by his fourth girl friend in a year or his dog died cause he couldn't afford a vet. It could well be something more dramatic or frightening. When you discover the reason you'll know how to motivate him.
Building from one or two admirable traits or qualities he need not become perfect or suddenly earn a thousand pounds a year. The main goal can be getting a job, any job and attending every day. If you can motivate him to use one of his formerly "hidden" resources you can start him on a road to unearthing and using others. Your hope for him becomes his own hope for himself.
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