Chapter 4 : Applying Direct Practice Skills Flashcards
Decisions in social work are often made in the midst of complex and uncertain conditions with information that may not be reliable or consistent.
The Decision-making process may be transparent, purposeful, and free of bias
Decisions in social work are often made in the midst of complex and uncertain conditions with information that may not be reliable or consistent.
The Decision-making process may be transparent, purposeful, and free of bias
Define the Evidence-based Practice (EBP)
is defined as “ the integral of the best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient/client values”. Evidence-based decision making depends on the integration
of factors such as scientific knowledge, the social worker’s experience and judgment, and the client’s preference, values, and circumstances.
Generalist social work, rooted in the person in an environment or ecological approach
Generalist social work, rooted in the person in an environment or ecological approach
Direct practice person involve…
building on community strenghts to enhance the social determinants of health and well-being.
Client practitioner relationship include:
- Warmth - Empathy - Genuineness
Define those relations.
- Warmth
The worker is approachable and genuinely cares about them- Empathy
Is the capacity to relate to another person’s subjective experience and frame of reference by means of listening focused on deep understanding. - Genuineness
Behave in a real and authentic way
Aware of ones feeling, attitude, and physical responses.
Trustworthy and honest with clients.
- Empathy
How do we call the way of Stepping back to look, listen, and reflect are closely linked to improvements in practice?
reflection-action-reflection
Skills for working with individuals and families
- Active listening - Validation feelings - Interviewing or dialoguing - Paraphrasing - Clarifying - Summurizing - Giving information - Interpret - Building consensus
Skills for working with individuals and families
- Active listening - Validation feelings - Interviewing or dialoguing - Paraphrasing - Clarifying - Summurizing - Giving information - Interpret - Building consensus
What is a critical self-reflection?
A frame of mind that recognizes that social worker’s identity and beliefs are shaped not only by unique traits but also by societal forces and social structures
Direct social work process through 4 broad stages, name and define them.
(1) intake / Admission, initiation
The social work relationship may be voluntary or involuntary
Acknowledgment of the clients need for help
Collect information from the client
Assesses the clients problem or situation and based on the agencies resources
Determines if the social work agency can help the client
(2) assessment and planning
Analyze what help is needed based on the client thought, ideas, and feelings
Formulation of a plan in collaboration with the client.
Can have structured or unstructured interviews.
The plan of action can be at a different level, individuals, environmental, multiperson, systemic or structural
The concept of empowerment is crucial in the planning stage
Consciousness-raising
(3) the intervention stage
Not always focus on the treatment of individual alone
(4) the evaluation and termination stage
The client and social worker achieve a resolution or a partial resolution to the problem, that prevents the situation from occurring again
Social work with groups (118) includes the Group dynamic, What is that?
Group dynamic include how people talk and interact with each other in the group, a sense of belonging to the group, and the influence that a group has on individual members to conform
Certain behaviors, practices, and beliefs
Communication patterns
Cohesion
Group influence and conformity
Name the 5 kinds of groups and define them briefly.
Self-help groups
They don’t have a professional facilitator and may be leaderless
Educational groups
primary focus on education. usually have a leader.
Support/therapeutic groups
have a professional facilitator. deal with a specific problem.
Task group
is to accomplish a specific mandate.
Social action group
Focus on broader social issues. these groups are part of community organizing
Group facilitation skills Connecting Focusing on process Cueing Supporting Blocking Demonstrating social empathy
Group facilitation skills Connecting Focusing on process Cueing Supporting Blocking Demonstrating social empathy
Social Work with groups includes 4 stages, name and explain them.
The forming stage
Planning the group and getting the group started
Purpose of the group
The length, frequency, duration, open vs closed group
The storming staged
Occurs when conflict emerges in the group
When members test the authority of the facilitator
Establishing the grounding rules of the group
Norming stage
Group norms and roles become more clearly defined
Trust with each other
Performing stage
The group members work toward achieving the outlined goals
Define the term community.
group of people who share either a geographic space, an identity, or an interest. A community is often an ineffective defense against oppression and exploitation.
**Underlying community work is the belief that people acting together have the capacity to improve their own circumstances.
Feminist and women-centered community work
This model tends to focus on creating concrete changes in the experiences of women and communities.
Gender oppression is linked to social and economic injustice.
Feminist and women-centered community work
This model tends to focus on creating concrete changes in the experiences of women and communities.
Gender oppression is linked to social and economic injustice.
