You are interviewing a rape victim when her boyfriend barges into the room and demands, “What’s going on in here?” Your message expresses your need to continue the interview. 

Do not allow another person in the interview room with the client until you and the client have decided privately whether that person should be there. In other words, do not discuss, in front of the boyfriend, whether the boyfriend or anyone else can stay. Do not exchange glances with the client. In such situations, never ask the woman, in front of the man, if it is all right for the man to stay during the interview. Lead the man outside when you give him your message. Later, when you and the woman are alone, you can ask her whether she would like to have him present, but always make it appear that the decision to have him wait outside is yours. It is possible that she is afraid of him and will feel compelled to agree to his staying if she is asked about it while he is in the room. If she is fearful or embarrassed, the quality of the interview will be compromised. 

In the vignette that above, you have a problem with the behavior or actions of someone; this person’s behavior is affecting the goals of your work with the client or is adversely affecting the client. For each vignette, construct a firmer message that explicitly or implicitly requests this person’s help.