Working with Older Adults.
Area of practice 1
Working with adults.
This essay is based upon the case study three, to which I will identify the needs of the service user in this case study. It will also indicate any gaps in this scenario and what further information I might need and how I collected such information. Once all available information has been collated it will be necessary to analyse and make sense of that information in order for it to be of use in making an assessment of the service users needs.
Working upon a Student Social worker perspective, I will include what knowledge, skills and values that I personally feel is most relevant to the underpinning social work practice of this case study.
Sound analytical skills will therefore facilitate an assessment that will provide the basis for any proposal for intervention. Referring to (Trevithick P. 2005) the assessment is a professional judgement likely to contain factual information, opinion and interpretation but it is important that each is identified as such, with evidence supporting any factual information.
The assessment should be needs led approach, which looks at what is needed to make a difference rather than looking at what is available. (Trevithick P.) Cited in Payne, M. 2005.
It is important to illuminate the importance of all interpersonal communication as it is guided by the value system of empowerment, which is knowledge, values and skills in so creating effective social work practice.
Further information that is required to proceed would be; To include concrete information about Brian such as his age, marital status, family composition, what he or she is wearing, level of verbal and nonverbal communication, emotional affect, and anything of interest that may have happened in the interview? I would include the defined problem(s) as stated by Brian, whilst ensuring not to make interpretations here but just to report the relevant information. Important information might be that Brian cried throughout
Working with adults.
This essay is based upon the case study three, to which I will identify the needs of the service user in this case study. It will also indicate any gaps in this scenario and what further information I might need and how I collected such information. Once all available information has been collated it will be necessary to analyse and make sense of that information in order for it to be of use in making an assessment of the service users needs.
Working upon a Student Social worker perspective, I will include what knowledge, skills and values that I personally feel is most relevant to the underpinning social work practice of this case study.
Sound analytical skills will therefore facilitate an assessment that will provide the basis for any proposal for intervention. Referring to (Trevithick P. 2005) the assessment is a professional judgement likely to contain factual information, opinion and interpretation but it is important that each is identified as such, with evidence supporting any factual information.
The assessment should be needs led approach, which looks at what is needed to make a difference rather than looking at what is available. (Trevithick P.) Cited in Payne, M. 2005.
It is important to illuminate the importance of all interpersonal communication as it is guided by the value system of empowerment, which is knowledge, values and skills in so creating effective social work practice.
Further information that is required to proceed would be; To include concrete information about Brian such as his age, marital status, family composition, what he or she is wearing, level of verbal and nonverbal communication, emotional affect, and anything of interest that may have happened in the interview? I would include the defined problem(s) as stated by Brian, whilst ensuring not to make interpretations here but just to report the relevant information. Important information might be that Brian cried throughout
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