Lynda Watson Vicki Fleming Sunshine Coast Wide Bay

Lynda Watson & Vicki Fleming Sunshine Coast & Wide Bay Health Service SOCIAL WORK ASSESSMENT PROCESSES AND MANAGING ANXIETY GROUP PROGRAM

SOCIAL WORK ASSESSMENT PROCESSES Presented by: Lynda Watson & Vicki Fleming, Sunshine Coast & Wide Bay Health Service District, November 2009

No Time to Reflect

Discomfort

Social Work Practice Reflection on Social Work: Ethics Values Principles

Evidence Base Practice n Evidence Based ‘Users’ Those who accept the evidence of others n Evidence Based ‘Practitioners’ Those who critically appraise evidence of others

Looking for Guidance

Direct Service Standard 1. 4 “The social work assessment and the intervention taken is appropriate to the client’s situation, in keeping with ethical and legislative requirements and directed towards appropriate outcomes reached in agreement with the client, wherever possible. ” “Practice Standards for Social workers: Achieving Outcomes”, AASW 2003, p. 7.

Critical Appraisal Scrutiny of: n ‘How’ tools impact on the gathering of information n What and why information is collected n What is the format

Critical Appraisal Scrutiny of: n The impact on therapeutic alliance between worker and client. n Ensuring the values and principles of the Social Work underpin all social work tasks and duties.

Evidence Based Practioner Well Researched Interventions Practioner Tools and Techniques Client Preferences & Culture Social Work Ethics & Values Practioner Experience