as a counselor evaluating a Japanese American woman, aged 30 and she is a first-generation American and moved to the U.S. just 2 years ago. She has been referred to you by the local Emergency Room physician for suspicion of self-harm. Upon your interview with her, you find that she is unwilling to speak. if i am having a great deal of difficulty making an assessment of her safety based on this fact What steps should i take to facilitate communication, in order to make an accurate assessment?

can you cite some scholarly literature or authoritative journal articles to support at least one strategy to your proposed approach?