Assignment

Week 5 SOCW 6111

Assessment of Adults 

Resources 

Readings 

• Congress, E. (2013). Assessment of adults. In M. Holosko, C. Dulmus, & K. Sowers (Eds.), Social work practice with individuals and families: Evidence-informed assessments and interventions (pp. 125–145). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
   
• Cowger, C. D. (1994). Assessing client strengths: Clinical assessment for client empowerment. Social Work, 39(3), 262– 268. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
   
• Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014b). 

Assessment of Adults 

Social work case studies: Concentration year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e- reader]. 

o Mental Health Diagnosis in Social Work: The Case of Miranda (pp. 7–9) 

Note: Depending on your concentration, you may not receive a case study book until a later term. Therefore, if you did not receive a copy of Social Work Case Studies: Concentration Year in your previous course, use the linked PDF provided here. If you did receive the book referenced above, you may find the cases there or use the PDF. 

• Hawkins, R. L., & Kim, E. J. (2012). The socio-economic empowerment assessment: Addressing poverty and economic distress in clients. Clinical Social Work Journal, 40(2), 194– 202. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
   
• Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].
  o The Cortez Family (pp. 23–25) Resources for Discussion
   
  • American Psychiatric Association. (2018). Online assessment measures. Retrieved from https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/education al-resources/assessment-measures#Disorder
     
  • Beidas, R. S., Stewart, R. E., Walsh, L., Lucas, S., Downey, M. M., Jackson, K., ... & Mandell, D. S. (2015). Free, brief, and validated: Standardized instruments for low-resource mental health settings. Cognitive and behavioral practice, 22(1), 5-19. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4310476/
     
  • SAMSHA. (n.d.) Screening tools. Retrieved from https://www.integration.samhsa.gov/clinical-practice/screening- tools
    

Assignment 

Comprehensive Assessment 

In a 2- to 4-page paper, complete a comprehensive assessment of Paula Cortez, utilizing two of the assessment models provided in Chapter 5 of the course text. 

• Using the Cowger article, identify at least two areas of strengths in Paula’s case.
   
• Analyze the perspectives of two members of the multidisciplinary team, particularly relative to Paula’s pregnancy.
   
• Explain which model the social workers appear to be using to make their assessment.
   
• Describe the potential for bias when choosing an assessment model and completing an evaluation.
   
• Suggest strategies you, as Paula’s social worker, might try to avoid these biases.
  
  Support your Assignment with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.