Unit 3

• Generalist practitioneras as wide a skill repertoire as possible to facilitate the interactions between people and the social institutions and situations in which they live

  • Generalist practitioneras as wide a skill repertoire as possible to facilitate the interactions between people and the social institutions and situations in which they livetoire as possible to facilitate the interactions between people and the social institutions and situations in which they live
• Responsibilities of generalist social workers


  • Work directly with client systerns at all levels
  • Connect clients to available resources
  • Intervene with organizations to enhance the responsiveness of resource systems
  • Advocate just social policies to ensure the equitable distribution of resources
  • Research all aspects of social work practice
• Major premises of the generalist approach to social work practice

  • Human behavior is inextricably connected to the social and physical environment
  • Opportunities for enhancing the functioning of any human system include changing the system itself, modifying its interactions with the environment, and altering other systems within its environment
  • Work with any level of a human system-from individual to society-uses similar social work processes
  • Generalist practitioners have responsibilities beyond direct practice to work toward just social policies as well as to conduct and apply research
• Aspects of Generalist Social Work Practice


  • Utilizes generic practice processes to organize work with client systems
  • Recognizes the potential for change at multiple systems levals within human systems, between systems, and among environmental svstems
  • Views human behavior in the context of the social environment
  • Integrate direct practice with social policy and social work research activities
• Generalist social workers


  • Look at issues in context and find solutions within the interactions between people and their environments
  • Move beyond the confines of individually focused practice to the expansive sphere of intervention at multiple system levels
• As we grow older, self-perceptions become much more org
• Use of self in social work practice


  The combining of knowledge, values, and skills gained in social work education with aspects of one's personal self, including personality traits, belief systems, life experiences, and cultural heritage. It enables social workers to strive for authenticity and genuineness with the clients we serve, while at the same time honoring the values and ethics we so highly value in social work practice.
• Self-determination


  An ethical responsibility to clients, as stated in the NASW Code of Ethics, and is generally placed under the core value of "dignity and worth of the person".
• Social work


  A professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and subjective well-being of individuals, families, couples, groups, and communities through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, crisis intervention, and teaching for the benefit of those affected by social disadvantages.
• Self-awareness


  • Recognition of our personality, strengths and weaknesses, and likes and dislikes. It is an essential element for social workers to prepare themselves to encounter clients' personal matters, attitudes, and thoughts, and understand how their past experiences affect them.
• Self-awareness


  Helps in professional development as a social worker by promoting the right of clients' self-determination, assisting clients in identifying and clarifying their goals, and recognizing the importance of multicultural identities in the lives of people.
• Social workers shall develop an understanding of their own personal and cultural values and beliefs as a first step in appreciating the importance of multicultural identities in the lives of people.
• The use of self helps social workers to recognize that culture and ethnicity may influence how individuals cope with problems and interact with each other.
• Self-awareness helps in understanding the process of cultural identity formation and helps guard against stereotyping.
• Self-awareness becomes the basis for professional development and should be supported by supervision and agency administration.
• The personal attributes of a culturally competent social worker include qualities that reflect genuineness, empathy, and warmth; the capacity to respond flexibly to a range of possible solutions; an acceptance of and openness to differences among people.
• One of the most important aspects you bring to social work practice is your personality. The social worker's authenticity and how they use personality traits as a therapeutic tool have the most impact on client satisfaction.
• Social workers need to take time to fully understand who they are as individuals, as well as their identities as professional social workers, in order to holistically integrate these two roles.
• The basic aim of social work is to help clients help themselves or to help a community help itself. The social worker endeavors to help a person improve their understanding of oneself and relationships with others and tap their own and community resources in solving personal problems.
• Functional Approach


  • Psychology growth rather than psychology illness
  • Focus on the growth of every individual rather than assessing or examining what's wrong with the client
• As a future social worker


  We are going to show to our clients their capabilities and potentials as an individual and help them apply it in their life to improve their well-being
• Function of social work


  Depends on the goal or advocacy of the agency we are working for, so we focus on the services available in the agency
• Our resources are limited, that's why we have requirements to ensure the services go to those who deserve it
• Behavioral Modification Process


  1. Initial Phase: Acquire Information, the goal

  2. Implementation: Commitment of the worker

  3. Evaluation and Termination: Removing/eliminating problematic behavior and producing new behavior in the client

  4. Termination
• Forms of Family Intervention Approach

  • Family Therapy: Used when there is a problem in the relationship between the client and their family
  • Family Focused Work: Used when a family member has factors affecting the client's problem
• Developmental Approach


  • Established by Emanuel Tropp to tackle the development or psychological growth of an individual or group
  • Used when the client is not highly dysfunctional but experiences problems, to unfold their potential for social development
• Direct Provision Model


  Direct administration of existing programs, usually used in calamity situations to provide material aid to survivors
• Intercession-Mediation Model


  Connecting the client to the appropriate program or services they are eligible for
• Mobilizing of Resource Client System to Change their Social Reality


  Focuses on guiding clients to identify available resources in their social environment rather than just focusing on the problem
• Crisis Intervention Approach


  • Used when a crisis occurs, such as a fire or flood, to address the psychological and social functioning of the individuals affected
  • Time-limited, should be provided within 24 hours
• Problem Solving Model


  Guides the client in decision-making to solve the identified problem and its affecting factors, based on the principle of self-determination
• Task Centered Model


  Provides the client with tasks to complete, which can help alleviate their situation
• Psychosocial Model


  Acknowledges the impact of traumatic experiences on an individual's current situation, and develops strategies to help the client cope
• Function ng social work

  Naka-depende sa goal o advocacy ng agency ng pinagtatrabahuhan
• Ang resources natin ay limitado kaya may mga requirements para mapunta sa mga tao na deserve ang mga serbisyo
• Behavioral Modification


  1. Initial Phase - Acquire Information, the goal

  2. Implementation - commitment ng worker

  3. Evaluation and Termination - the process of removing / eliminating a problematic behavior at pag-produce ng new behavior sa client

  4. Termination
• Target Behavior


  Eliminating ang behavior kung siya ay magnanakaw
• Antecedent


  Prior to Target Behavior, may problema na siya like dahil wala siyang pera kaya nag-nanakaw siya
• Consequent Behavior


  Maliban sa pagnanakaw, ano pang mga ginagawa niya dahil naging bound na siya dun sa behavior na yun
• Family Intervention Approach


  Nire-recognize ang role ng family during the helping process, para ma-reach ang desired outcome para sa client