SWP 31A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Neocolonialism, Transnationalism, Radical Change
31 Mar 2017
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Critiques current practices in assessment and risk assessment in child welfare and describes alternative, anti-oppressive approaches. Strega argues that each of the following skills are associated with doing successful assessments in child protection. For each statement, state whether or not you agree, and give a concrete example of how a worker can demonstrate this skill. Ability to establish and maintain an empathic connection with parents, children and extended family members. Ability to manage your internal process (i. e. reacting emotionally to sus, especially blame and shame responses) Ability to convey information in a non-threatening way. Willingness to validate su skepticism about the agency and the worker. Knowledge of cultural, class and other biases held by the worker and the agency. Social work assessment traditional approaches usually focus narrowly on individuals or individual families, ignore contextual factors and are oriented towards identifying problems and deficits and understanding how they came to be.
