Role Play Video Essay

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An opportunity was given to practice our social work skills through creating a role play video. This essay will consist of my overall reflection of completing the role play video in addition to assessing a colleague’s role play video. The following points will be addressed, “An explanation of any insights you gained from the experience. An explanation of the challenges you experienced in planning and executing the role play. An explanation of the specific techniques you used and why you used them. A brief description of the colleague’s role play video you selected. A critique of what your colleague did well in the video you selected and an explanation of areas in which your colleague might improve his or her approach and why (Waldenu.edu, 2016).” Role Play Video Overview Alicia Horton is a 15 year old, single, African-American, female who is pregnant with her first child. She discovered pregnancy by taking a home pregnancy test. In her initial call to the agency she informed she was scared …show more content…

A depiction of implementing both skills were displayed in the role playing video. “Engagement is concerned with establishing a relationship between the social worker and client, the value of which is critical to the rest of the planned change process. Steps in the engagement process include greeting the client, demonstrating effective attending skills, discussing agency services and client expectations, deciding if the agency and worker can help, offering appropriate services, and orienting the client to the helping process (Kirst-Ashman & Hull,

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