SWRK 2001H Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Problem Solving, Psychoeducation, Communication
28 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
SWRK2001H: Foundations of Social Work 1
Wednesday, October 4th, 2017
Lecture 4
Reflective essay
-Use I pronoun
-Discussion using social location and experience
oHow might social location and experience impact my values?
-Discussion of a point of disagreement
Midterm
-Chapters one – four
-45 questions, multiple choice
-all readings on blackboard, readings from textbook, and all course material
Working with Individuals to Resolve Life's Problems
-life problems may refer to:
orelationships
ogrief
oemployment
Social Casework
-"engaging with the individual to enhance the interface between the individual and their social
environment by achieving change in how an individual engages with their social environment and to
create change in their social environment" (page 56)
-also called psychosocial social work
-social casework is unique because it not only seeks to understand, but also to intervene into the social
environment
-can draw from many different theories or modalities of psychotherapy/counselling
-can include the following components:
ocounselling
opsychotherapy
ocase management
Counselling
"counselling is a relational process based upon the ethical use of specific professional competencies to facilitate
human change. Counselling addresses wellness, relationships, personal growth, career development, mental
health, and psychological illness or distress. The counselling process is characterized by the application of
recognized cognitive, affective, expressive, somatic, spiritual, developmental, behavioural, learning, and
systemic principles."
Psychotherapy
-focused more specifically on mental health and behavioural issues
-Healy says that it employs more specific models of intervention
-As of 2007, the term "psychotherapist" is now regulated in Ontario and can only be used to refer to
members of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario
-Registered social workers in Ontario are not permitted to call themselves psychotherapists, but can still
say they provide psychotherapy
Case Management
-Connecting service users (SUs) to community resources
o(refer to patients as service users because it makes them feel higher in the hierarchy)
find more resources at oneclass.com
find more resources at oneclass.com
-Ensuring the services are appropriate and making a positive impact on the SU's life (following up,
evaluating)
-What are some examples of case management?
Clinical Social Work
-Clinical social work is focused primarily on mental, emotional and behavioural well-being
oCounselling
opsychotherapy
Social Casework
-social casework is also concerned with psychological wellbeing, but strives to intervene in the social or
structural environment as well
ocase management
oadvocacy
oempowerment
ocritical reflection
oactivism
History of Social Casework
-19th century
oif you find the cause of the issue, the solution will be revealed
oan empirical, analytical approach with aspirations towards a scientific model
science based, figuring out the science of psychotherapy
-early 20th century
opsychodynamic approaches
oself-psychology, intersubjective theory and relational theory all emphasize that we are products
of our relationships, so interventions take a relational approach
-late 20th century – present
oreturn to the scientific model with the rise of evidence based practice"
oemergence of radical social work
can we figure out exactly why this is happening to the client
less about individual practice and more about intervening in the systems
Radical Social Work
-anti-racist, feminist, Marxist perspectives
-traditional social work perspectives pathologize the individual
-focus on individual factors takes attention away from problems in the system
-social action, community building should be the primary role of social casework
Minority Sensitive Practice
-minority sensitive practice characteristics
oself-awareness: awareness of privilege, critical of assumptions/attitudes
oenlightened attitude: willingness to learn about themselves and others
oskills and knowledge: reading up on cultural practices, history of oppression in that culture,
knowing demographics of the community, etc.
ocross cultural experience: exposure to different cultures in multiple contexts
Neoliberalism and Casework
-what is neoliberalism?
o"neoliberalism sees competition as the defining characteristic of human relations. It redefines
citizens as consumers, whose democratic choices are best exercised by buying and selling, a
find more resources at oneclass.com
find more resources at oneclass.com
Document Summary
45 questions, multiple choice all readings on blackboard, readings from textbook, and all course material. Working with individuals to resolve life"s problems life problems may refer to: relationships, grief, employment. "counselling is a relational process based upon the ethical use of specific professional competencies to facilitate human change. Counselling addresses wellness, relationships, personal growth, career development, mental health, and psychological illness or distress. The counselling process is characterized by the application of recognized cognitive, affective, expressive, somatic, spiritual, developmental, behavioural, learning, and systemic principles. " Psychotherapy focused more specifically on mental health and behavioural issues. Healy says that it employs more specific models of intervention. As of 2007, the term "psychotherapist" is now regulated in ontario and can only be used to refer to members of the college of registered psychotherapists of ontario. Registered social workers in ontario are not permitted to call themselves psychotherapists, but can still say they provide psychotherapy.
