This corresponds directly to the social worker's work of promoting self-determination in clients. As social workers we are there to help identify goals, but not realize them for the client. Self-determination is an important theme in both person-centered therapy and social work. In my opinion, empowering someone and improving their self-determination is one of the most important aspects of social work. Person-centered therapy has been described with some dilemmas that I believe social workers also face. For example, if a client chooses or does not choose to do something that is in his or her best interests, it is not the therapist's job, in person-centered therapy, to step in and make that decision for the client. The same goes for social workers. If someone chooses to do or not do something that is in their best interest, it is not up to the social worker to intervene and ignore their self-determination. Finally, I believe that, as in person-centered therapy, social workers should not exercise any control or power over their clients. Just as in person-centered therapy, it is not the therapist's or social worker's job to control the client and their life, but simply to accept them and assist them where necessary. Both person-centered therapy and social work focus primarily on