Examples Of Self-Critique Of Social Worker Role

The way the counsellor approaches the client in this infant stage is vital for the client to gain trust and has the willingness to open up in later sessions. Some clients may just rush into what is troubling them or say nothing, in both cases the counsellor will need to be patient, observe and listen to what is being said as there will be vital information given and without understanding this it could damage

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.

The class SW 6030 Human Development and the Social Environment has brought new insights and makes me see some topics in a different perspective. The critical reflection paper number one will integrate different concepts that I learned so far in this class.

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

Alot of people do not notice the mammoth problem drug abuse is in the United States, and how fast it is increasing in our society. Billions of dollars are spent each year to combat drug treatment but more are spent on buying and selling narcotics. Many people think they

When therapist and new therapist met with the client at school, client reported that she has no problem having a new therapist, especially since client met the new therapist three weeks ago at the school and she knows the new therapist. Client added that she has had several therapists before and she understands why some therapists have to be changed to do other work. Client reported that the best time of the week is when she went to eat at Hooters Restaurant with foster family. Client reported that her lowest time during the previous week when she got tired at Hooters Restaurant after eating. Client reported that she met her new social worker prior to therapy session and she reported that she likes her new social worker. Client reported feeling happy because the social worker informed client that client's biological

The client was referred by a social worker she was previously seeing at the welfare agency, Ms. Weiss. The client is different from me in a lot of aspects. She is from a different culture. Not only is she African American, which I am not, she is also from a different environment I am from. She is from a low socio-economic area, living with minimal items to support her needs. Also, the client is different than me in her life experiences. I was never raped or abused, so these are very different aspects of life I need to be aware and sensitive of. I am not HIV positive, and I do not have two kids of my own. These experiences are something very specific to her that I have not experienced, but need to be empathetic towards.

Meanwhile, I had direct contact with my first client on June 8, 2015. She is a 34-year-old African-American that is from Louisiana living in a women’s shelter. She only has a high school diploma. At the age of eight years old, she learned that her biological father was found murdered. She had postpartum depression, but the psychiatrist's

Session 1: My client and I discussed her reasoning for coming in to see me. I discussed protocol about termination and the confidentiality agreement before moving forward with her. I had her sign a release form so I could review her files. I also, had her tell me some basic information about herself and the problem she seems to be having with her loved ones.

My current understanding of social work is that it is a profession which helps different people achieve various goals or obtain different types of services. Social workers may work with very young children or they may work with the elderly or any age group in between. Social workers are often advocates for underprivileged groups of people. Social work is often categorized into three main groups, micro, mezzo, and macro social work (Cummins, Pedrick, Sevel, 2012). In micro social work, social workers, “work with individuals, in families or in groups, and in public, not-for-profit, or private agencies” (Cummins, Pedrick, Sevel, 2012). In mezzo social work, social workers, “work in program and policy development or research evaluation within community agencies or private corporations” (Cummins, Pedrick, Sevel, 2012). Lastly, macro social workers, “may be involved with community organizing and development, or working in the political arena as a state or federal employee, elected official, policy analyst, or lobbyist” (Cummins, Pedrick, Sevel, 2012). No matter what area of social work a person works in social workers need to be culturally competent, and follow the social work mission and values.

Tara seems to have trouble building a relationship with adults and seems to have trust issues with adults especially in her own family. This most likely came from her mother not believing her about the sexual abuse Tara was facing. At first it may be difficult to establish rapport with this client under her circumstances. A social worker serves as a model of an adult with empathic ability (Shulman, 2012). The client then can learn to develop powers of empathy to be used, in turn, with those who need support (Shulman, 2012). Being able to use my empathic ability and help my client identify their feelings can help me to gain trust with my client. When talking with this client, I would use responses such as empathic, summarizing, and clarifying. These responses will show my client that I am listening to what they are saying and taking in all of the information. Showing my client that I am listening and responding appropriately will eventually help my client

Being admitted into the Social Work graduate program is one of the stepping stone to complete my own goals that I have to fulfillment what it means to be an individual that brings social change into the society and will be able to compliment the goals I have step for myself when it comes to academics. Coming into this point within my life has not been easier nor a smooth path, my I am confident that the goals I have for myself will be achieve through a master’s degree of Social Work.

School social workers work within schools to provide a variety of social, emotional, and mental health services to students to support overall success. The intent of this research is to evaluate the significance of having a school social worker available to general education students within the Owatonna High School setting and to examine the gaps in services that may have appeared since removal of this position in 2009. Various related studies were examined to outline a range of ways in which school social workers are used to support student success. During this study, a total of seven employees of the Owatonna School District were interviewed regarding school social work. As a whole the participants identified a large number of gaps

Understanding the context of Ms. Gilchrist’s life has allows me to make better connections with her and to see her as a human being. Thus, creating a better relationship between Ms. Gilchrist and I. As her social worker I can also explore strengths that Ms. Gilchrist has as a way of engaging and obtaining better rapport. Finn (2016) emphasizes “that each of the content areas of traditional assessments can be areas for exploring strengths as well. He offers the ROPES (resources, options, possibilities, exceptions and solutions) model as one tool for bringing strengths to bear (Finn, 2016, 277). As her social worker I can guide Ms. Gilchrist into identifying strengths that will help her re-engage with her children, motivate her to continue progressing and to increase her self-esteem. By doing strength base assessment individuals are learning their strengths and are not confined to the past and can be successful in the present (Finn, 2016).

Law has come to play a very important part in social work practice. It can be said that the understanding of law underpins and provides duties and power, whilst understanding the statutory legal requirements is essential for effective, fair, anti-discriminatory practice (Brammer 2007). Due to the shear amount of laws and legislation that have been passed or updated over the last decade, the role of the social worker, metaphorically speaking could be said to have become somewhat of a chameleon, forever adapting to their legal environment, whilst trying hard to remain true to the traditional values of the role of a social worker. It is this conflict between law and social work values that will be analyzed in this paper. From looking at the values that underpin the modern day social worker and then looking at some of the main legislation relating to adult services such as the Mental Health Act 2007, the Community Care Act 1996, Mental Capacity Act 2005 the relationship between these Acts’ and how they sit with social work values will then be discussed.