A social worker is leading a support group for parents who lost children due to drug overdose. During the group, the social worker brings up her own experience of losing a child. The use of self-disclosure allows for the social worker to:

• A. Establish herself as an effective group leader.
• B. Illustrate a sense of understanding.
• C. Illustrate an understanding of the effects of addictions.
• D. Receive support from group members.

Answer: (B)