Generalist Model on a Case Study

Katie’s father explains, “ A single father unable to discipline his fifteen-year-old daughter, let alone inculcate a work ethic in her?” (Boyle pg 1). Since Katie’s dad can’t discipline his own daughter she does whatever she wants and talks back to her dad causing a distance between the two. Katie’s dad is more of a roommate to her because he is always in the “reliving room”. She is growing up alone because her dad isn’t there for her

Trust is an essential factor in the helping process. Without it, clients will not feel free to share their most intimate thoughts and feelings. They will not be completely honest or forthcoming in conversations which will hinder the professional’s ability to truly help the client. For this reason, the promise of confidentiality becomes critical to the process. It is the “secret keeping duty” all helping professionals have an ethical obligation to observe (Younggren & Harris, p.589). It protects the client’s right to privacy and fosters an atmosphere in which one feels safe, facilitating trust and allowing one to feel comfortable enough to share their inner most feelings and thoughts. Most helping professionals agree that

Before she started her own practice, she worked as a department investigative social worker for 29 years before she retired from that profession. Mahoney decided that she wanted to be a social worker because she had a big interest in counseling and helping children with family problems. She felt that she would make a difference in their lives if she became a social worker. The purpose of her private practice is to help people to their maximum potential. There are many issues that she comes in to contact everyday at her job that she discussed with me. Mahoney has to deal with clients that suffer from anxiety, depression, life transition, grief and loss, marital and family issues. She expresses

For this assignment, I decided to interview my aunt because she has been a social worker for about thirty years, and has a lot of experience. She attended Dominican college in Orangeburg, New York where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She then went to graduate school at Montclair State in New Jersey where she received her master’s in psychology. After this, she decided to go back to school for her MSW, which she received from SUNY Albany. Since she graduated, the only profession she has worked in is social work, and she is now a licensed clinical social worker. She loves what she does and is glad that she made the decision to become a social worker.

A counselling relationship is likened to being on a journey - a beginning, middle and end (Smallwood, 2013). During the beginning phase the client develops sufficient trust in the counsellor and the relationship ‘to explore the previously feared edges of his awareness’ (Mearns and Thorne, 1988, p.126).

Trust establishes a balanced relationship and increases its longevity. In nursing, trust is crucial in forming a therapeutic nurse-client relationship. Belcher & Jones (2009) states that with trust in a nurse-client relationship, the client can focus on restoring optimal health without doubting the care or information given by the healthcare provider (p. 143). The nurse-client relationship thrives off of trust because the nurse understands their top priority is to assist the client. If the client does not trust their nurse, it may lead to the client providing inaccurate or misleading information that may delay performing a successful diagnosis.

Prior to engaging with Ms X for the commencement of work, it is necessary to 'tune in ' to the case circumstances applying a holistic approach to gain as much insight to the service user(s) as possible before contact is made. Douglas (2008) states that "the pre-contact phase which helps to prepare the social work student for face-to face intervention, is a prerequisite for effective practice". With this in mind, I took the opportunity to contact the designated social worker assigned to this family to arrange a one-to-one meeting to allow for more information sharing. This meeting proved to be positive and it allowed me to gather more insight to this case from the observations and findings from another individual. However I must be sceptic in these circumstances and not take all information as face value. Referring to the conceptual model (...), each

Anna Fitzgerald is a 13 years old girl, who hasn't had what you can say a "normal life" from the very start. Anna, a product of Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) meaning that her embryo was genetically profiled to be the perfect match for her older sister. Kate is diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, a cancer that focuses on blood and bone marrow. As Kate's savior sister, Anna is usually willing to help, with the expectations of

Jamie is the oldest of two siblings and was born in a small town in Idaho. Shortly after giving birth to Jamie’s little sister, their mother was diagnosed

It was a hot July afternoon. Jennifer Daily was busy putting away all of the Fourth of July decorations and suddenly she knew it was time. It was Time for Jordan Mckinzi Daily to be born on July 6, 2002 at 10:16 PM in New Albany Indiana.She is currently fifteen years old and in Ninth grade. Her parents had already had experience with her elder brother. A couple of days after being born she turned purple because of dehydration and she wouldn’t drink anything. She had to be taken back to the hospital and had to be put on a pump so she could get rehydrated.

This interview was ineffective. The social worker no clue to the many doctors that the client needs to see. In the future gathering resources would be an advantage for clients if I had known which doctor she was in need of. The reason why I recommended her to the Team Mental Health is because she will be evaluated and referred elsewhere need for the issues the client confess.

Equalize the power relationship between you as the professional worker and the client as the vulnerable individual so that you both become persons in the eyes of the other.

Katie who is a high school teacher. She recently was involved in a transition meeting for a twenty one year old girl who is in her last year of school. She currently lives at home with her family and is diagnosed with Schizophrenia. The student’s goals include working, taking art classes and meeting new friends. During the transition meeting Ms. Katie presented her evaluation. In the evaluation were reasonable goals and agencies that could help her achieve them. The student would life to live independently but cannot live entirely on her own. Step by Step, a company I work for is where the student will be living. The school sent her evaluation and application for living to the company for the student. She was accepted and will be moving immediately when she finishes school. Marywood University runs an Art Therapy program with their art students. The class runs through the year and the student was enrolled. She will start in the winter when classes return from

“It is the client who knows what hurts, what directions to go, what problems are crucial, what experiences have been deeply buried.’ (Rogers, 2004, p11).

Medical social workers collaborate with other human service workers to help severely ill patients, suffering from physical and psychological issues. Throughout the many challenges of patients, medical social workers and other professionals meet the common and severe needs of people with physical and mental illnesses. Andrews, Darnell, McBride, & Gehlert (2013) state “Social workers are familiar with the complex and overlapping systems that must be negotiated to ensure that the social, psychological and economic needs of individuals and groups are addressed in a way that underscores optimal health” (p. 67). Once the patient discuss their core issues with the medical social worker and other medical staff members at the hospital, physicians, nurses, and medical social workers can give patients ' positive feedback the concerns their health and well-being. Medical social workers interact with each other for the patient’s safety.