Evaluation Of A Social Worker

1.There were many skills that the social worker needed to be able to develop a successful rapport with the 17 year old male that was from Philadelphia. The most important skill in my opinion is the ability to listen to a story of a client while being objective. Objective means the ability to listen or look at a situation without being bias. (DuBois & Miley, 2014, p. 123.)  The ability to be unbiased is vital because it ensures that each client has the ability to receive the help that they need without someone judging them which then may effect the amount of help that they receive from the social worker.

In social work practice, client assessments are important because they allow social workers to gather information from clients. This information helps the acting social worker better understand clients presenting problems. The assessment also helps social workers evaluate a client’s progress and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions used. In this paper, a multidimensional assessment will be performed on a client I have been working with at my internship placement, Urban Ministries of Durham. Once all relevant information is presented, and intervention and treatment plan will be discussed.

April was not a referral client; rather she did her own research after feeling unsupported by her previous therapist. She found this practice on the Pratt Institute listserv as she was looking for a psychologist close to school. According to April, she received a diagnosis of stage three Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma five weeks ago and had not told anyone close to her. She wanted to talk to someone “objective” to figure out what steps to take next.

One of the most important skill to have as a social worker is to identify your client’s strengths. All social workers should have knowledge of an effective leader that are identified by their strengths or limitations in order to improve the one’s they identify. There are several evidence-based assessments that help identify the strengths and limitations of any individual. Thus, it is also necessary to obtain other perspective based on your leadership strengths or limitations in order to improve or strengthen those qualities. The self-assessments used through this paper will help me develop a plan that points out my challenges, help expand and improve on my strengths (Human Services Guide, 2015).

We believe that successful response to our clients' needs requires staff with high levels of knowledge, skills and integrity.

Slight Deterioration. The client is starting to display aggressive behaviors towards his family when he is unable to get what he wants. The behaviors the client exhibits are tantrums of hitting, screaming, and yelling at his sisters. His negative interaction towards his mother consists of refusing to listen to her redirections and kicking a wall as he walks to another room.

Choosing to pursue this education to become a Social Service Worker has been a life long passion; living a so called “roller coaster” of a life and being subjected to many things, enjoyable and regretful has helped me in many ways to comprehend what it is to truly have human empathy and compassion for others. A veteran at life in its lowest and highest forms, and feeling completely alone and hopeless at times; being subjected to sexual and physical abuse, seeing what alcohol and drugs do to families, how poverty effects children and loved ones. Fortunately there were a few individuals that reached out, bring me up out of the darkness. This is something that I feel in my heart that needs to be given back, for me to provide someone the empowerment that others have given me, to show that there is hope and give reason to keep going, individuals who feel desperate, help to raise their chances, dreams and the basic needs of life. Having the knowledge of education to give these resources for expert referrals to assist people in desperate times, so they can live the life that is deserving and fulfilling to them, therefore this is my ultimate goal!

If there is one specific lesson I could take away from life it would be helping others. Everyone in this world is born for a reason and sometimes we are not able to discover what specifically brought us here. I was born to help others in those of difficult times of needs. I was born to learn from others and inspire human beings to do better for themselves. One of my favorite quotes is by Danny Thomas, the founder of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. He once said “All of us are born for a reason, but all of us don’t discover why. Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It’s what you do for others.” Danny Thomas’s quote inspires me to help others in order to be successful in life. If the world didn’t have professions that required helping others, humans would never be able to learn from mistakes and promote social change. Social work is a profession that requires helping others. Not everyone can be a social worker, and those who are fortunate enough to be a social worker have the opportunity to learn something new about others every day.

Social work practice is helping vulnerable populations make positive changes in their lives. I have always felt the most fulfilled helping others. When I began college, I decided to major in psychology with the intention of becoming a psychologist or psychiatrist. I wanted to work with individuals with mental illnesses or children. Following my first year of college, a marriage and family therapist informed me about the social work profession. He said that a social work degree was the most versatile of the “helping” professions and informed me that I could earn a Master’s degree in one year and become a therapist. I decided to investigate social work and enrolled in an introductory course. I learned that social workers believe that every person

The assessment phase of the generalist social work interview allows the social worker to aid the client through empowerment, making rational judgments, as well as decision making (Timberlake, et. al., 2008). The assessment phase thus, allows the social worker and client to

One of the most important attributes I have to helping others that I hold in the highest esteem is my ability to be an empathic listener. Being a social worker we all have to have the skill to listen and respond in the best way possible. I think what may set me apart from most of the social workers who do have this skill is that it has always been a part of my life and it is not going to stop the moment my work is done. I want to know how a person’s day is going and I want to know if something is wrong. I want to hear about someone’s day being made because they finally didn’t have to sit next to the smelly person on the bus who is there on a daily basis. I genuinely care about how others are feeling and I want people to know that they

According to CNN Money the social work field is the one of Americas most overworked and underpaid professions. Essentially, they work hard and do more with very little resources. When the Great Recession occurred in 2007 the tax revenue declined. States have made spending cuts, drained reserves, and reduce necessary services. Majority of the programs targeted was that of much need social workers and nurses. Usually in lower income areas where families are affected the most. How can we help fix this issue? Over worked employees can lead to high stress and high turnover rates. When an employee is stressed their work suffers. In the social work field work performance is very important. The child welfare worker or child protective services social worker provides assistance to improve the functioning of children and their families. Time management is very important when it comes to caseload and workload in particular to the field of Child Protective Services. Due to understaffing in large caseloads, there can be a tremendous amount of pressure for people who choose this line of work.

I have done it. I am a Black woman. I am the child of a retired navy chief. I attended six different schools before receiving my high school diploma. I have done it—interacted with people from diverse backgrounds in the greater multicultural society that we live in. While living in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, I interacted with native Hawaiians who were prejudice against non-native people. I saw how poverty impacted my mother’s students’ abilities to read and write. While living in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania I experienced the prejudice that white people had against minorities. I watched my brother be bullied because he looked different and talked so well mannered. Moreover, I watch the crime rate rise in the city as a result of poverty political corruption.

Throughout my life, I have been the type of person that people want to talk to when they are having problems. My mom tells me that I have a loving spirit and that attracts people to me. I’m not sure about that, but I do know that I have a passion to want to help people in my community. I can trace my interest in wanting to be a social worker back to my days in high school. I believe growing up the oldest of three always had me positioned to be a leader and role model, along with one who people came to when they needed help, a secret kept, advice, a ride to somewhere or someone to simply listen. My parents were not always happily married, I witnessed and was a victim of family and domestic violence. I went to a high school where drugs were visible,

For social work students, the outlook for career paths in the field looks very good right now, due to different factors including age, ethnicity, and family structures. Main focuses are now shifting to important topics like women, children, older individuals, and military veterans. Growth is present in almost every aspect of social work, with the most prominent present in fields related to communities, mental health, counselors and therapists, probation and correctional officers, and treatment facilities. Most of the jobs emerging will be located in cities, but there will be job opportunities for those with a BSW. I found it interesting that there are about 650,000 social workers currently, and by 2020, there will be about 811,700. The fields with the most growth include mental health and elderly