Social Work Assessment

Social work professions need to understand the importance of how individuals interact both with other people and their environment, to have an understanding how individuals are affected by these interactions (Rogers, p. 2). According to Rogers (2016), “Social workers are knowledgeable about human behavior across the life course; the range of social systems in which people live; and the ways social systems promote or deter people in maintaining or achieving health and well-being. Social workers apply theories and knowledge from the liberal arts to understand biological, social, cultural, psychological, and spiritual development (p. 2). Their work with clients begins with assessments to evaluations of intervention and is based in and supports of the core value system of the profession.

Before beginning the Master of Social Work program at Laurier I figured I had a strong understanding of what social work was. However, I quickly learned that I had only scratched the surface. I knew oppression existed, but I never understood the depth of it. I now know that I was afraid of it. It was easy for me to stay silent, because it was such a comfortable position to be in. Doing nothing meant I had nothing to lose and everything to gain. This was influenced by the privilege I had.

Outstanding post! I am in full agreement with you! I found your interpretation of all three evaluations to be enlightening and well defined. Moreover, you have offered clear evidence of fully grasping the three types evaluations presented by Grinnell, Gabor, and Unrau (2016). Thank you for sharing your insightfulness! Calvin

Assessments serve as a great resource to obtain more information about a client that a Social Worker is working with. Assessments are used to collect information, analyze the information, and review the information to provide proper feedback, develop goals, and determine strengths and weaknesses a client may have. Assessments help narrow the best possible services for a client, so they don’t end up participating in services not beneficial for them. Assessments also gives a bases for a Social Worker on what goals a client needs to work on and what goals to be set for a client. These goals need to be age appropriate and attainable for the client. As a Service Coordinator, for a foster care agency, assessments are done on every child that comes

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.

In order to work effectively and appropriately with vulnerable and marginalised groups in society such as individuals with mental illnesses, it is fundamental for a social worker to have a comprehensive knowledge base and proficient skills.

There comes great responsibility in being a social worker. We work very closely with the community and because of this we must be vigilant in analyzing how we treat others and ways we could improve service. Things like cultural competency

For axis I, which is categorized as clinical disorders, I was diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder) as a young child. I recall taking medication for numerous years before my symptoms became less severe. There are times when I, and my loved ones, can tell that I start to loose concentration, and it takes a while to get back. The second and third axises are reserved for Personality disorders and mental retardation, and any general medical conditions. There are times when people do not experience the disorders in the axis in which "not available is appropriate, which is in my case for the next two

I arrived in the office twenty minutes early and I took a sit in the waiting room. The client welcomed the IS and me, acting surprised that I came. His reaction shows how little trust clients sometimes have in interpreters. After having introduced myself to the IS, we all moved to a conference room to start the meeting.

▪ Self-anchored rating scales- Are tools that can developed and used for observation to assist members with tracking problematic behaviors and symptoms.

Abstract The roles of a social worker are many and although it may be seen to most as a simple profession, it is of great value. A social worker has to broaden his or her horizon to see things in a new perspective. One must be able to understand, empower and help individuals, families or groups to overcome some of lives most difficult obstacles. As a social worker you are supposed to be able to appreciate the perspectives of all parties involved.

Being a social worker includes numerous skills and concepts needed to service every client with the proper care and therapy. Each session with every individual requires the social worker to be completely intuned to the needs of the client and display the skills and character traits needed to reach the goals set for the session. Empathy, Body Positioning, Questioning and Containment are a few of the many skills. In this assignment, I have focused on understanding each concept, reviewed sessions where I have displayed the skill, analyzed whether I have successfully or unsuccessfully utilized this skill and pinpointed areas where the skill can successfully be used as a social worker.

The field of Social Work spans across many domains and research plays an important part in growth of knowledge and development of policies and programs. In many cases, research is used to evaluate the effectiveness of the implemented programing within colleges and higher governing institutions in addition to assessing the needs of a community and helping to implement funding sources for services that enhance the wellbeing of community members. The purpose of this interview and literature review is to provide an overview of literature pertaining to research; more specifically, its goal is to examine the crucial role of research within social work practice. The interview process entailed selecting a social work practitioner with whom I are familiar. For the purpose of this paper, the interviewee is a sociology instructor (MSW) and grant writer for a tribal college and community; research is integrated within every aspect of her profession. Because of time constraints, the interview was conducted through email

During the mock social work interview process I have discovered a lot of interesting facts about the process, myself, and the differences between how the interviewer and the interviewee experience the interview. The opportunity was unexpectedly very informative and has shown me how I want to grow as an interviewer for my clients as well as myself.

In this reflection essay, I will demonstrate my learning experience in this counseling session. I will talk about my strength, weakness, verbal, nonverbal expression, including improvements needed to become more efficient in the social work profession. I will also speak about a learning tool called process recording in Social work profession. This process recording was done with the help, with my fantastic Daughter Kendra Shelton as the client and my incredible husband Michael McVay as Video Recorder /producer.