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SWU 171- Intro to Social Work
1/25/22
Hilary Haseley, PhD, MSW
Overview
Chapter 6
Generalist Social Work
Social workers who employ a wide range of approaches with different theories and emphases
Primarily used to guide and coordinate services
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Micro Practice
Case management
Small group practice
Macro Practice
Administrators
Intervention at the community level
Working in organizations
Moving legislation forward for social change
Strengths Based Perspective
Using person-in-environment
Each individual, group, family and community has strengths
Trauma and abuse, illness and struggle may be injurious but they may be a source of challenge and opportunity
Every environment is full of resources
Diversity Perspective
Being aware of and sensitive to human diversity
Value- Dignity and worth of the person
Ethical Principle: Social workers respect the inherent dignity and worth of the person.
Historical Influence
Psychodynamic Theory- Freud. People’s behaviors were purposeful and determined and some determinants were unconscious
Psychosocial Treatment- influenced by Anna Freud and Erikson
Core tenant interacting genetic, biological and sociocultural factors explain the cognitive and emotional processes both conscious and unconscious that motivate human behavior
Current Theory Base
Problem solving Method
Task-centered casework
Cognitive Behavioral Theory
Crisis Theory and Crisis Intervention
Task Centered and Problem Centered Theory
CBT
Based on the belief that how and what a person thinks determines or contributes to how the person feels and behaves
Maladaptive behaviors can be explained by irrational or distorted thinking that results from misperceptions and misinterpretations of the environment
What is Cognitive Therapy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07JqktJGyyA
Aaron Beck, Father of CBT
Developed the BDI, Beck Depression Inventory
CBT Worksheet
Crisis Theory & Crisis Intervention
Crisis- situation in which a person’s normal coping mechanisms are inadequate or are not working
Crisis Intervention- short term model designed to assist victims and survivors to return to their pre-crisis level of functioning
Crisis in Action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=gO8N3L_aERg&feature=emb_logo
Mindfulness-Based Theories & Therapies
MBCBT- Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy- learning about the relationship between thoughts and feelings and how to be more fully present using meditation
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction- learn to actively focus on what is happening in the present moment
8 week program
Gain mindfulness skills with medication
Yoga
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/in-depth/mindfulness-exercises/art-20046356
Mindfulness in Action
Deep Breaths
https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrWnenIvi9hWgUA2DEPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZANDMjAxNF8xBHNlYwNwaXZz?p=mindfulness+breathing+exercise&type=asbw_8063_CHW_US_tid22041¶m1=%2Fk7YAyUoOVNE0MvR1Q2KnVyDPreUKM66V7dAfgcQHDP5Gm2mc%2Fvui3pcw3hMv3KN¶m2=9dUI1n2R0BLDxNuWfiP4aSFOTltNdSPoIx38%2BUf%2FiXrvPdoGmStdlfwLFZYDvqkAJrWWk4yNReCLnBD%2FqPsDZd7olTZcV8HMx1G%2Fk786sE2Tis1g8dJd8zxVWs%2BbKztBnq1TfqUiqPYK9pXifXmJF23GuXP%2F%2FuMqmznMxQq%2BppBABkAUYrsGxOzuXmFs%2FgGQwUJ4ZXwoM815tGlzK9UUqMhWYmpz21YQuou9Oi6P8RANE%2BCkWMz2wQkmqdXMr7bRCs3oj2vSd5I8gYGFKGRSBIjJbE6OfMOuZan4IhVI%2Ffo%3D¶m3=NwVEMR%2FzKcG52XsVBYEh2zk2Yklq85vdfspZPoqz2M1qypHRDDTed5vIiOf0QJloJAws3N4BZ2OFCPQG%2BRw4WpTnzaTq2VmIHxERXcUW3rVQCtxOG%2BsIEOUp0%2Ff9ylXTGucyJu3wBF4BE4auNWzgxO3StFjks4kbjSOSKoAXCTid8NxxCOM9aXLF24eM27GD75rWM1JeyRpF%2F45YK1TAC9R5TfAyU89EE0S4m94aR83p%2FgjnpznIb4weH2T7DhGRje3iKJerX9ywLAWbQwMmp20Buq2Zs4ti1FRkzxb%2FMGao%2FHBH5Ays9j%2F3JrhKpfMkRj3iEwASpKeeWHfVUb54%2Bhs1xj1Do8CGdFWcryeRNuyxKlstG9nlAQdHM7c%2FxyBu7U1ExvlqmuMZk6JYYQqeYg%3D%3D¶m4=vChxdiCgCsW3Vuej1Rmo%2FkfUWTODnyFqFtL3z8sXYDA%3D&hsimp=yhs-syn&hspart=iba&ei=UTF-8&fr=yhs-iba-syn#index=-99&id=2&vid=ca5371d1e19545fa6ebe12c959a23f61&action=view
Case Management
“A collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation and advocacy for options and services to meet an individual's needs through communication and available resources to promote quality cost-effective outcomes”
Case Management Process
Engagement/Empathy
Rapport and Relationship Building
Evaluation/Assessment
Identifying needs, Biopsychosocialemotional
Intervention
Referring to agencies, assisting with service delivery
Closure
Ethical Considerations
Rural social workers higher risk for dual relationships
Duty to report
Danger to self
Danger to others
Elder abuse
Child abuse
Generalist Social work with Groups
Social Action Groups
Achieve social change when unacceptable societal conditions have been neglected or inadequately addressed by agencies of authority
Self-Help Groups
Brining people together who share a specific need problem or concern to provide social and emotional support
AA biggest example of a self help group
Support and Counseling
Parents who have lost a child
Children of divorced parents
Socialization Groups
Reduce isolation by brining people together for a shared purpose
Ethical Considerations with Groups
Confidentiality
Need clearly defined group roles
When to intervene on an individual level and group level
Group safety & Cultural sensitivity
Community Practice
Community Organizing
Bringing people together to work for needed change
Community Planning
Collecting data, analyzing a situation and developing strategies to move from a problem to a solution
Community Development
Helping individuals improve the conditions of their lives by increased involvement in thee social and economic conditions of their communities
Community Change
Desired outcome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng_-HgRfGBY