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Client System Role Play Reflection As A Therapeutic Staff Support

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Client System Role Play Reflection
As a Therapeutic Staff Support, I communicate with my clients and their families daily. I had the opportunity to sit down on an evaluation with one of my clients. I am comfortable talking with my clients, but I did convey some nervousness in the video. This role play has taught me more about myself. There have been some challenges in planning and executing this role play. My role play displayed the initial interaction between a concerned mother and the social worker. In an initial meeting with behavioral health services, it is important for the client to be there. However, I did not have another person to play the part of Sophia, so I made due with just the mother and social worker. Overall, I feel that this …show more content…

K., & Hull, G. H., Jr., 2018). The initial meeting can make or break a worker-client relationship. It is important to be prepared and show the client that you are there to listen and help them with whatever they may need. The engagement step requires the social worker to utilize both, verbal and nonverbal skills, to build rapport. Also, it is important for the social worker to state their purpose and role (Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hull, G. H., Jr., 2018). In this role play, I did not tell the client my purpose or role. I should have stated my name along with my title, social worker. Also, I would have mentioned that my duties were to do the intake and design and create treatment plans with goals and interventions detailed to the specific client needs. I need to be more aware of my nonverbal behavior. There was eye contact made between the client and me. However, I did scratch my arm and my side which is a tell of my nervousness. If I were to do that in an initial meeting, the client may notice, and it might seem that I do not want to be there. It is important to be aware of your body movements, which includes knowing what is acceptable to different …show more content…

Making eye contact is an important part of the engagement skills, which was adhered. I did make facial expressions during the role play. I smiled along with client what she made a joke and I showed a concerned face when discussion Sophia’s behaviors. During the role play, I leaned in a little bit towards the client to let her know that she had my full attention. Warmth, empathy, and genuineness are all great communication skills to convey (Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hull, G. H., Jr., 2018). I displayed warmth in the role play by smiling at the client when acceptable. Genuineness was conveyed through making eye contact and showing concern for her daughter’s behaviors in the home and school. I missed empathy during the role play. I should have utilized reflective listening by repeating what was going on with Sophia’s behaviors in the home and school. After understanding the whole picture, I should have went on with the hours that were going to be prescribed for Sophia and the plan. Having the client discuss their strengths would be a great step in building rapport with the client. I failed to discuss Sophia’s strengths during the role play. Showing concern for a client’s behaviors will convey a sense of genuineness that you do care for the client and want to

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