Week 2 integration question

I know I have already wrote about this shortly before, but I am trying to go back through and answer all the integration questions up-to-date, so I answered this more thoroughly:

How could doing research for classes impact your relationship with your clients?

When I first thought about this question I realized it could be understood a few different ways, and each could provoke vastly differing answers.

The first way I interpreted this question was to suggest that I was just doing any kind of research at the library for a class, and how the information I found in my research would come into play with my relationship with my clients.

The next way I interpreted this question was to suggest that I would do direct research on or with my clients, and how this would impact our relationship afterward. I believe the question is meant this second way.

Now that I had an idea of what the question meant, I first thought that doing direct research on or with my clients would actual hinder our relationship. I thought my doing the research would change their perception or idea of me.

The other day I had my mid-point visit at my practicum with my supervisor and Erika. We got to talking about my learning plan and different things I can do to improve it. Something was brought up about me maybe doing a mock eco-map or genogram with my clients. The more we talked about it the more I realized it would be good for my clients as well as myself to do direct research like that. This would help me connect more personally, as well as help the client realize more about themselves. So, in the end I say that doing direct research with my clients could improve our relationship.