Social Work Session Review

The objective of this session was for the social worker to have been working with the client system for approximately six months. The social worker was to focus on evaluating progress towards long term goals, and to re-evaluate the treatment plan and intervention. The social worker will look at a systematic approach in this session and apply it to goals and expectations, and work toward future steps of progress.
The Observer
The social worker applied knowledge through asking each client where they thought they were at. She was able to evaluate their outcomes based on some of the things that they discussed. The social worker worked with the family and allowed them to take their own path that would meet the outcomes they set up in the first
The social worker said things like, “I’m so happy to see that the relationship is rekindled with you two.” She also allowed the clients to self-determine. She was having a discussion with Tyler that involved talking about how often he takes his medication. He indicated that he every now and then misses dosages. The social worker suggested, but also asked the client to think of a few ways that they could come up with to make sure he was taking his medication. She asked, “is that something you’d be interested in doing?” The social worker didn’t want to decide for Tyler without his confirmation on thinking of ways to make sure he was properly taking his medication. She made a few suggestions like setting a phone alarm, or a calendar specifically for his medication, or working with Kylie to administer medication
She went over goals from last time, and caught up on how things are progressing. The social worker asked how the insurance was working for them, and the transportation. The social worker said,“I know you guys said you lost some important everyday resources when we first started sessions, have you been able to bring any back into the home?” The social worker was trying to identify progress made to see how they were doing financially since Kylie’s role as the caregiver/part-time employee changed over six months to the full-time employee while Tyler still looks for a position. The social worker applied a systematic approach by talking about individuals, and things that may be affecting the family in the