A woman staying in the shelter where you work has left her baby in the care of others repeatedly and gone out. She says she is going to the store or to look for an apartment or a job, but others let the baby lie in the crib and cry. You have had to feed and change the baby on several occasions. You use an I-message to express your concern and initiate an exchange of views. 

In the vignettes that above, you have a problem a concern about something affecting the client. For each of these situations, construct an I-message from you to the client. Be sure to follow the rules for confrontation. Make certain you sound tentative and ask for collaboration. Rather than a single sentence, try using several sentences to soften and put forth your ideas.