SWK 3800 Practice I Spring 2020

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Student’s Reflection & Professor’s

Content Skills Used Gut-level Feelings
Analysis Comments
SW) How long were you guys married? Close-ended question Client seemed upset I think I asked appropriate
over the fact they did questions
C) Ah… we were married for ten years, we not have children
had been together for thirteen.

SW) And you have no kids right? Clarification

Close-ended question
C) No I don’t have any, we didn’t have any
children

SW) Have you ever been to… are you I got tongue tied at the
planning on… do you want to go back to beginning of the question
school or do you think you just want to find Open-ended question She appeared to be
a fulltime job? adamant about finding
a full time job but I
C) Well right now…. don’t think she is
trying hard enough
SW) You opened up your options for that? Furthering response May have interrupted the
Interrupting client client but was trying to
C) Well right now my main focus is finding finish my questioning
something that pays better and provides
some kind of benefits such as health
insurance

SW) K. So you say you are diabetic, how Paraphrase Was trying to find out her
long is that diagnosis, how long have you Close-ended question health situation and used
found out that you have been a diabetic? improper English
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C) Well we were actually trying to have
children and then we were having
problems with me conceiving hmm…and so
that was one of the reasons I found out I The client seemed to
was a diabetic hmm… and so that was a be disgusted over
problem with me being able to conceive health diagnosis and
and so that’s why I got on medication and the fact she could not
was doing good I mean I was maintaining conceive. She doesn’t
my blood sugars were good hmm… in my appear to be in good
normal range with my medicine but hmm… spirits regarding her
since I haven’t been able to take my health and was
medicine like I was and don’t have the blaming herself for not
insurance because he’s actually the one having babies
who had it at his job but you know it’s been
a struggle . Hmm… my blood sugars are
kinda out of whack and so my doctor is
getting on me about that but there is really
nothing I can do about it.

SW) Have you asked your mom or dad for Closed-ended

financial assistance with that? question The client gave a lot of
information. I should of
C) Yeah… no… you know it’s bad enough She feels like a failure paraphrased before
that I had to move in with them I don’t I for having to move moving on to the next
don’t want to be too much of a burden on back home with question
them hmm… even though they said it was parents. The client
fine that I moved back in it’s not an issue maybe hates living at
but you know I’m an adult so I don’t…. it’s home with her parents.
kind of embarrassing for me to have to ask I think she is
for help. embarrassed

SW) I can understand that. Do you have any I empathized with the
brothers or sisters besides the one that’s at Lead-in response client
home with your mom?
Open-ended question
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Analysis Comments
C) Hmm…. No that’s my niece that’s at
home
Client was starting to Misinterpreted her
SW) I am sorry your niece sorry niece get comfortable with niece/sister situation.
Clarification conversation. She Should of looked at my
C) And I do have a brother. Him and his probably wishes her notes before question
family live you know separate but they do sister and brother
live in the area and hmm… and my sister, were more dependable
she’s kind of in and out because of her
situation once in a while

SW) Do you think your brother would be Close-ended question

willing to help with your medical issues? Asking her brother to help
with her finances may or
may not have been
C) I wouldn’t ask because I’m not his She seemed uneasy appropriate?????
responsibility and he already has his own about asking brother
family that he’s having to provide for for help. Maybe she
would like to ask but
SW) Have you tried to go to any like free Advice giving her pride would not let I was giving her
services clinics in the area? Open-ended question her information about free
clinics in the form of this
C) Well hmm… question

SW) Is that an option for you?

Furthering response
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Analysis Comments

C) I haven’t thought about that actually

hmm… this is the first time you know that
I’ve known that there’s services like going
to the health department but hmm… my
doctor is actually the one that diagnosed Client appeared to be
me and I’m comfortable with my doctor unaware about
hmm… and they actually know my medical services available to
history so I’m trying to stay with if at all her.
possible hmm… you know I and I know I
haven’t been down to social services to
apply for Medicaid hmm.. but that was
something that I’m you know gon the next
day that I have off from work I was gonna
go try and do that and so if I can get
qualified for the Medicaid I know that you
know

SW) Hmm… huh…

I was letting the client
C) that’ll it’ll pay for my medicines and I’ll know I was interested in
Lead-in response
be able to go to the doctor but you know I what she had to say
don’t know if I qualify for Medicaid because
you know I don’t have any children and you
know I’m an adult so I don’t know how that Clients seems worried
works. she will not qualify for
Medicaid.
SW) Hmm… Have you been down to have
you been down to even submit an
application for that yet?
Furthering response Tongue tied at the
beginning but stated my
Close-ended question question
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C) Hmm… no
She appears to be
SW) Cause it wouldn’t hurt to try Advice giving hopeful when I told her I was letting client know
it would not hurt to try that the only way to find
C) Right and I did pick up an application out is to try
hmm… I don’t know… the way people look
at you… I’m ashamed of the situation and
that I put myself in this situation Client appeared
disappointed over her I was concerned over
SW) As far as your health right now, how situation. I feel as client’s health and was
are you feeling today? Are you doing okay? though she is finally wondering how she was
Reflection of feeling
realizing she is in a bad feeling at the moment
Lead-in response
situation and wishes
she had made better
choices

C) I am hmm… I still have some of my

medication left and I’m taking it like I
should so right now it’s a good day. All my
blood sugars are good. But hmm… it’s just She had a look of
hmm… because of my income, you know resent towards the cost
healthy foods are more expensive than just of healthy foods
junk food.

SW) Oh yes, most definitely

Lead-in response Letting the client know
that I understood where
C) And so you know it’s just … it’s easier for
she was coming from
me to eat bad rather than eat good so I
Client tried justifying
mean hmm… you know it’s hard and like I
her reason for eating
said I work part time and hmm… I do eat
unhealthy and her
with my parents you know whenever they
uneasiness for having
cook or whatever but I don’t wanna feel
to depend on parents
like I’m not you know providing my own
for food. I believe she
support hmm… so I eat with them some
just likes unhealthy
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Analysis Comments
and then sometimes I just don’t. food by choice

SW) Now, as far as you know eating with

your family, do you provide groceries Open-ended question I was trying to find out if
there? she was open to the idea of
receiving food stamps
C) No hmm…
Still trying to figure out her
Client seems uneasy food situation
SW) Do you help out with that? Furthering response concerning the food
issue
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Content Skills Used Gut-level Feelings
Analysis Comments