This assignment is going to look into observation as a social work tool and skill. Firstly, it is going to briefly describe the observation. Secondly it will analyse the interactions using a reflective approach. And finally, it will look into some relevant social work skills and values that relate to the discussed topic. The observation exercise was carried out on the upper deck of a London Bus on a weekday evening and lasted approximately fifteen minutes. The subjects of the observation were…

Your toolbox of social work skills What are skills? Others can define skills in several of ways. How I define skills is being able to do things but being very good at it, also to be able to pick up fast on a project that is given to you, or to be proficiency at something that interest a person or a job. Skills mean the ability, coming from one’s knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well. My toolbox of social work skills which I use in my field would consist of the PACT Assessment…

Setting Clear Boundaries In Social Work Many individuals opt for the field of social work so that others may grow and improve their way of life and have a stable living style. However, while providing this sort of help to the clients, it is important that social workers are aware of their ethical boundaries and have communicated this to their clients as well. Setting and maintain clear boundaries is a very important part of every profession. As far as social work is concerned where the worker directly…

Creative Art Therapy: Creative art therapy is a technique that implements theory of three major schools of thought: PSYCHODYNAMIC HUMANISTIC BEHAVIORISM „Y Uses: Therapists use this implementation of theory and introduce this technique to the client at the appropriate time to facilitate creativity, personal growth, and therapeutic change. PSYCHDYNAMIC Creative art therapy can be used as a medium to capture hidden impulses, and emotions. This technique also helps to explore unconscious…

EHAVIORS KNOWLEDGE, VALUES AND SKILLS OF THE2 Behaviors knowledge, values and skills of the social work student Social work is an academic profession that aims at improving the subjective well-being and quality of life for individuals, families, groups of individuals or communities through various ways. Some of the ways in which social work operates, according to Rose and Fatout (2003), includes through researches, policies, direct practices and community organizing. Other ways include crisis intervention…

How do I make use of counselling skills and knowledge in helping interactions and/or helping work? In this essay I will outline how I make use of counselling skills and knowledge gained by looking at them individually and providing examples of how they have been used working with families and in my personal life. This will be formally and informally and will include skills practice from this course. I will look at the effects the helping have on me and how I deal with them. Carl Rogers developed…

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…

was to gain a broad understanding of Sam’s background. I believe that the role playing exercise along with this reflective account helped me a great deal to understand and develop some of the key skills involved in effective communication and interviewing clients. Communication is a core Social Work skill (Trevithick, 2005 p1). Through verbal and non-verbal communication, service users are enabled to explore their difficulties. Consequently, service users may gain a clear understanding on how to cope…

engagement and psychosocial assessment of a client living with psychosis in the community. It provides a critical and analytical account which encapsulates assessments, psycho education, problem solving, implementation and evaluation of strategies used. I will also use Gibbs (1988) model of reflection to reflect on my assessment process and how learning can be taken forward in terms of my own practice development and that of the service setting. My client l shall call Emily a pseudo name used to…

application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.” That is the current definition of art from Webster’s Dictionary. One major thing the definition left out was how people used art to capture a moment in history through a narrative. Art is used in many ways throughout time and across the world, but one thing that has stayed the same is that people use art to tell stories…