A key aspect in the engagement process when the worker and clients are working together is the holding environment. The holding environment developed by Donald Winnicott, “describes the therapeutic process … of the mother-child relationship in infancy,” that is shows “context of psychotherapeutic treatment” (as cited in Babits, 2001). The holding environment may bring emphasis on the engagement process on a mother and her child; however, the same applies for the engagement process between a worker and client. Along with the holding environment is its association with Object Relations Theory and Psychoanalytic Theory. These two theories are in conjunction with each other as they both explain the type of relationship formed, and the engagement
