Essential Elements in 6.
Evaluation
Social Work Practice
7. Termination Defining the Problem
CLIENT
Presenting problem
WORKER
>Problem Solving Process Problem-for-work
PROBLEM
>Social Work Helping Immediate Problem
PROCESS Process
Underlying Problem
PLANNED CHANGE
Working Problem
Helping Process Steps in the Social Work
Helping Process Partialization
Phase 1
1. Assessment Prioritization
Phase 2
2. Planning
Phase 3
3. Intervention or Plan How to Write an
Phase 4 Implementation Assessment Statement?
(Maria O’neil Mcmahon)
Phase 5 4. Evaluation
1. Opening causal
Phase 6 5. Termination statement
Phase 7 2. Change potential
Dynamics of Planned statement
What is Relationship?
Change 3. Judgement about the
Change force. seriousness or urgency of
Information/Data Gathering the problem
Resistance force
1. Primary source
The Generalist/Integrated
Method of Social Work 2. Secondary source Factors that Influence an
Practice Intervention Plan
3. Existing data
➢Traditional 1. Community 2. Agency 3.
4. Worker’s own Social problem
➢Integrated programs observations
4. Worker 5. Client
➢Integrated learning Principles:
Goals
➢Integrated development 1. Client is the main source
Plans
approach 2. Data should relate to
problem Units of Attention
Generalist social workers
3. Inform the client about the Strategy
Strengths Perspective
source of data Implementation/Treatment
➢Sequential steps:
4. Data collection is a Interventive Roles
1. Recognition continuous process
2. Data collection 5. The type of client and Resource Provider
general nature of the problem Social Broker
3. Assessment of the situation can be of guide Mediator
4. Goal-setting and the Advocate
planning of an action Enabler
Intake. Counselor/Therapist
5. Intervention
Interventive Roles Beyond 5. Acceptance
Direct Practice
Factors which influence
Community Mobilizer client’s reactions:
Social Critic
Policy Advocate 1. Length of service
Limitations on Worker 2. Attainment of client goals
Activity 3. Client-worker relationship
Time 4. Modality of intervention
Skill
Ethics Stabilization of Change:
Agency function
D. Evaluation Terminal Evaluation
(1) effectiveness and (2)
efficiency
Formative Evaluation
Essentials for Evaluation
1. A clear definition of the
goals and objectives to be
attained.
2. A clear definition of the
intervention and change
activities to be undertaken.
3. Documentation of the
activities undertaken to
achieve the goals defined
E. Termination in social work
refers to ending the helping
relationship between a client
and a social worker.
Transfer
Referral
Components of
Termination (Ellen Pincus
And Anne Minahan)
A. DISENGAGEMENT
1. Denial
2. Emotional reactions
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
