discussion

Life Model and Problem-Solving Model 

Resources 

Readings 

• Turner, F. J. (Ed.). (2017). Social work treatment: Interlocking theoretical approaches (6th ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  o Chapter 18: Life Model and Social Work Practice (pp. 287–301)
  o Chapter 24: Problem-Solving and Social Work (pp. 387–397)
   
• Piedra, L. M., & Engstrom, D. W. (2009). Segmented assimilation theory and the life model: An integrated approach to understanding immigrants and their children. Social Work, 54(3), 270–277. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/sw/54.3.270
   
• Westefeld, J. S., & Heckman-Stone, C. (2003). The integrated problem-solving model of crisis intervention: Overview and application. The Counseling Psychologist, 31(2), 221–239. doi: https://doi- org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1177/0011000002250638
   

Discussion 

Gaps in the Life Model 

My fieldwork was at the Division of Family and Children services in Georgia USA 

Using an example from your fieldwork experience and a diverse population you encountered at the agency (for example, in Piedra and Engstrom’s article, it was immigrant families), respond to the following: 

• Identify and describe the diverse population and the unique characteristics and/or the distinctive needs of the population in 3 to 4 brief sentences.
   
• Explain how the life model can be applied for the population.
   
• Explain where the gaps are in applying the life model for this
  population.
   
• When looking at the gaps, explain which theory might be
  helpful in filling the gaps of the life model when working with this population.