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Social work case management is a process of linking clients to services that enhance their functional capacity, from assessment to comprehensive intervention for equitable client care. [11] According to NASW (1984) "Case management is a mechanism for ensuring a comprehensive program that will meet an individual's need for care by coordinating ...
Strength-based practice is a social work practice theory that emphasizes people's self-determination and strengths. It is a philosophy and a way of viewing clients (originally psychological patients, but in an extended sense also employees, colleagues or other persons) as resourceful and resilient in the face of adversity. [1]
The process involved can be cyclical because of its client-centered nature. [5] According to the American Association on Mental Retardation (1994) "Case Management (service coordination) is an ongoing process that consists of the assessment of wants and needs, planning, locating and securing supports and services, monitoring and follow-along ...
A Personal practice model (PPM) is a social work tool for understanding and linking theories to each other and to the practical tasks of social work. Mullen [1] describes the PPM as “the art and science of social work”, or more prosaically, “an explicit conceptual scheme that expresses a worker's view of practice”. A worker should ...
Engagement — social worker must first engage the client in early meetings to promote a collaborative relationship; Assessment — data gathered must be specifically aimed at guiding and directing a plan of action to help the client; Planning — negotiate and formulate an action plan
Supervisors and managers should aim to instill in staff the understanding that it is not only okay to not know—it is a necessary condition for growth, central to the practice of cultural humility and good social work practice. Create a culture-based client self-assessment tool. Workers need to offer clients a mechanism by which they can be ...
Assessment in relation to social needs [8] This entails assessing the program theory by relating it to the needs of the target population the program is intended to serve. If the program theory fails to address the needs of the target population it will be rendered ineffective even when if it is well implemented. [8]
Assessing client needs: Forensic social workers conduct comprehensive assessments of clients to identify their needs. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] [ 31 ] This includes gathering information about their current situation, their history, and any factors that may be impacting their ability to make decisions or cope with their current situation.