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Although many practitioners encounter clients who don't seek help voluntarily or those who show resistance through out the helping process, there has been less concerned in social work practice with these clients in Japan. In the U. S., Dr. Donald H. Rooney has established strategies for working with involuntary clients. The strategies are aimed at providing legal, ethical, and effective intervention. This article examines Rooney's strategies including a theoretical foundation, intervention principles, and practice guidelines in detail. Then the implications for applying them to Japan are analyzed. The main points are the following : 1) negotiation and available choices should be explored to promote client's self-attributed changes ; 2) contracts should be used to enhance motivational congruence between clients and social workers and increase voluntarism ; and 3) adaptations of a taskcentered approach should be explored among Japanese social workers.
