Consider Social Work Practice in a Social Service Agency working with homeless Earlier in the course, you were asked to informally evaluate your leadership skills and […]
One of the many reasons social workers conduct needs assessment is to provide support for new programs. Social workers have many methods available to collect necessary […]
Assessment is perhaps the most fundamental of all social work activities. It is a process of gathering pertinent information to answer questions about problems, contributions to […]
Take a minute and think about the supervisors you have had in the workplace. What were characteristics of effective supervisors? As you reflect on these experiences, […]
As a social worker, you interact with individuals who are at various stages of change in their lives. This may become frustrating for you when clients […]
As a social worker, you interact with individuals who are at various stages of change in their lives. This may become frustrating for you when clients […]
Individuals with somatic symptom disorders tend to have considerable difficulty with how they experience and appraise their bodily symptoms. The illness and the dysfunctional focus and […]
MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION: Diamond presented as a slightly overweight, somewhat disheveled, African-American female. She was relaxed but very restless during the interview. Her facial expression was […]
PSYCHOSOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY: Diamond’s parents were married when her mother was 19-years-old, and Diamond was born the following year. Two years later, Diamond’s sister was […]