文档介绍：Casework Analysis
in Social Work
- Individuals, families, and groups
Social Work as a Profession
What is social work?
Mission
Challenge social injustice
Purpose
Empower individuals
Values
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Theories and trends
Theories:
Human behavior (psychology)
Therapy
Social welfare policie
Checks and balances
Research
Practice methods
micro, mezzo and macro
Practicum
Trends
Evidence-based practice
Managed Care
Social Workers
Who are social workers?
Paid, trained (certified), professional changing agents. Driven by solutions
Promote “change”, NOT homeostasis
Work at different levels
individuals
interpersonal
Families
Neiborhood
Community
Institutions
Ethnicity
Society
Stressors in Life
What are some of mon stressors in life?
How can a social worker help a client deal with these stressors?
Direct social work practice
Defined as “working directly with clients”
First 3 circles of the diagram
Beyond psychotherapy
Some argue whether social workers can employ psychotherapy.
Roles:
1. Direct service:
Individual therapy
When client problems mainly involve the individual
Mental illnesses and disturbances
family, couple, marital therapy
Family members involved in the problem, when availible
group therapy
Groups can be formed when individuals share the same problem
Educator
Examples of Groups
Anger management
Substance abuse
12-step programs
Teen pregnancy
Grief
PTSD
2. System developer
Program development
Policy developer
3. System linkage
Broker – know resources around munity
Case management
Mediator
Advocates

4. System maintenance
Program analyst
Progam facilitator
5. Research/research consumer
Practitioners as researchers
Information exchange
The Helping Process
Beginning <assessment>
Middle <intervention>
End <Termination>
WHAT is the problem?
WHO is your client?
HOW is intervention taking place?