A client came into Impact Lufkin for help. The presenting problem is that the client needs assistance with getting gas and therefore she needs help getting a gas card in order to put gas in her car and she needs a place to stay and food. She has been living in her car for a while and the places that she has gone to for help, they have not been accommodated towards her so she had to leave there and since then she has been living in her car. In working with the client, I am going to be using the generalist intervention model, which is the problem-solving framework. It involves using Engagement, Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, Termination, Follow-up, Supervision and Consultation.
Generalist Practice according to Kirst-Ashman
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Having an open relationship can facilitate sharing of important information necessary for identifying and solving problems that are interfering with the quality of life of the client. Building a rapport is also important because it begins with the first contact. When I show courteous and respect attitude towards client, it helps ease the client and calms them down because when clients come in, they are already anxious and have doubts whether anyone can help or not. The approach that is used to help the client specify, elaborate, and clarify the concerns that brought the client to the agency is just being warm, being courteous and just simply asking questions in order to be clear and concise with what the client needs. The client is actively involved in the process of identifying and defining their problems, concerns, and strengths all the way, because I help them find the resources. Sometimes, the agency that I refer them to need the client to contact them and it is the client that they want to talk to and the client has to call them and do what they request. This is good because it allows the client to have self-determination and allows them to be involved in solving their …show more content…
My agency is a research ground, which came out of two organizations: SFA and the Temple Foundation and they came together to help the people of North Lufkin phase 1 and 2. Lots of agencies or organizations often become involved in the client’s intervention plans. How I find out which organization that will help is making phone calls and simply asking them if they can help and once they agree to help then they become involve with the client’s case. By this point, they work hand in hand in helping the client. Many practice frameworks guide the change process when it comes to the implementation process. Theories like systematic theory, ecological perspective, task-center, problem solving and many more. I especially focus on the problem-solving framework to assist the client with whatever problem that they are having. When making sure that the intervention is working as planned and I utilize the resource manual, people, different organizations and phone in order to make sure that interventions are going according to plan and that they are
As we have learned in class, career counseling must have a base or framework in traditional theoretical counseling. Furthermore, as Niles and Harris-Bowlsbey mentioned, career counseling is like a sub set of normal counseling that may require many of the same aspects of regular mental health counseling (2009, p. 242). Through out my counseling development I have clicked with solution-focused Therapy as my main mode of counseling. As I have adopted that as main focus it seemed logical for me that I would want to research more. On of the questions that I have pondered is how does solution focused therapy differ form traditional modes on counseling, in terms of career development? I found a journal article that centers on that very question. The article is derived from a college in South Africa that compares and contrasts the two modalities of traditional career counseling and post-modern career counseling.
Based on the understanding of the student’s definition of generalist practice to her the establishment of generalist practice is based on best practice evidence based knowledge, social frameworks and ecological points of view in advancing increased empowerment and self-assurance for multi-level client systems. Generalist practice acquaints social workers with essential ideas in social work, which incorporate advancing human prosperity and applying precaution and intervention strategies to social issues for individual, group, and communities while adhering to ethical principles and critical thinking.
Setting limits (building a boundary) and explaining the importance of boundaries to your client should be part of the initial assessment with the him/her. The worker should inform the client that boundaries, as well as confidentiality,
Keeping a positive and open relationship so that the client feels comfortable sharing their issues with the counselor. If the client is feeling judged they will withhold information and stunt the counseling process.
The first set comprises four “initiating” strategies for influencing positive client engagement: displaying an engaging personality, identifying with clients, developing mutual interests, and practicing reciprocity. Displaying an engaging friendly personality – a prerequisite for building relationships (Cialdini, 2001; Gilley, 2006) – creates initial positive perceptions and helps establish personal rapport. Identifying with clients on their level (Gilley, 2006) by altering personal communication style, language, dress, and behaviors to match with their cultural norms, reinforces perceptions of the author’s willingness to ackn...
Mr. Curry is an eighteen year old, African American male, born August 12, 1997. He currently resides with his mother and girlfriend. His current job is providing transportation for the disabled. He lives at 4584 N.W. 187 Street, Miami Gardens, Florida. The client was referred to the school’s family support specialist from an outside referral from an ex-coach from his middle school in which the client usually speaks to about his problems. This person contacted the school providing information about the client and his girlfriend having issues and there was police involvement. He was very vague and suggested that Mr. Curry speaks to a counselor before he gets himself into trouble. The client has a criminal background as a juvenile; he was arrested and placed on probation for lewd and lascivious act with a child under 12.
The relationship between the counsellor and client is fundamental to the success of the counselling experience and the results that will follow. The counsellor and client need to build rapport and trust. The client needs to feel comfortable enough to open up and discuss their inner most thoughts and fears in the knowledge that the discussion is confidential and non-judgemental. The resulting relationship should be one of mutual respect.
The use of active listening is an essential skill to achieve this type of relationship as well as a sensitivity for clients who come from a culture different than the counselor’s culture. Great counseling also includes being honest with the client from the first session where informed consent is provided. It is important to discuss the limitations of confidentiality. Another important factor is to guide the client into setting realistic goals, so the counseling sessions can be more
The model also provides a framework for assessment, intervention and change at multiple levels from personal to global. Issues related to the setting of practice, whether public or private, large agency or small, are commonly explored within the generalist practice model because it does not presume a particular setting or
Similar to the last approach, generalist practice approach believe that all social workers should have a bases in all practices of social work. Influences by social systems theory, this approach believes that every social worker should be flexible and versatile because client’s problems are complex and affects the client in more way than one (Sheafor et al., 2012, p. 43). Also had two fundamental compounds that all social workers, according to this approach, should have the knowledge in all practices to help their clients efficiently and rather than pulling clients into methods, make the method about the client. Secondly, understand the person-environment relationship and be able to intervene in more than one system (Sheafor et al., 2012, p. 44).
In order to help client to felt at ease, I attempted to establish a safe atmosphere for client to disclose his issues and also to develop a sense of trust between us by conveying a non-judgmental and non-critical attitude. I use open questions, to invite client to elaborate on information. At the beginning of the session, I manage to use open question to explore more about client issue. Client presenting problem will be financial
...hat we work with, and treat them with respect. When you are working with a client you need to consider their cultural differences and to help to empower them. Building a relationship with your client helps to promote change. Social workers tend to have a bad reputation in the community and people often believe that the only things that social works do is turn you don for benefits and take children away. Developing a trusting relationship with your client is important to being able to help them effectively. Once a trusting relationship is developed between the client and social worker, the client is more forthcoming with issues that they may have and what they need help with. Being that those with disabilities have been ignored for so long or that they have had others that have tried to help them but didn’t, they may be more reluctant to divulge information.
I will need to investigate and critically think about all possibilities and resources for intervention when approaching a situation. I need to have general knowledge of four theoretical approaches to inform generalist practice, including the systems framework, the structural framework, the ecological framework, and the social learning framework. This will allow me to work towards the planned change
Getting to know your client will only help you to better know how you can help them, and
Applied social psychologists carry a unique responsibility in that their vision of the world’s problems must be viewed through a lens of change. When an applied social psychologist sees a problem the question that arises is this a human behavior problem. Once that is determined they look to “how people think about, feel about, relate to, and influence one another” (Schneider, Gruman, & Coutts, 2012). Applied social psychology is science based so that in order to address the problem the approach must be methodical and be able to proving causality. To initiate the sequence there must “observation, theory development, deduction (hypothesis development), and hypothesis testing”