case work process
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Introduction. Meaning of social case work process. Case illustration. Process of social case work.
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Social case work is a method of helping people individually through a one-to-one relationship.
It is used by professionally-trained social workers in social work agencies or organizations to help people with their problems of social functioning.
It is based on knowledge of human behaviour and various tested approaches.
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Social case work process is a ongoing movement of the continuing development of the case involving several activities.
Some steps of the social case work are carried out by the social worker alone and some by the client alone and some by the worker and the client together.
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Person(Lavanya)
(name has been changed
ProcessProblem (Physical challenged)
Place(DDRC)
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Intake
Study
Diagnosis
Treatment
Evaluation
Termination
Follow up
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It is an administrative procedure and not a process of case work.
To take-in the person with problem, enroll him as a client of the agency then starts seconds interview with the intake worker.
During one or two skillful interviews case worker is able to assess the following:
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1. What are the needs/problems of applicant?
2. How and where his needs can be best met?
Areas of Probing:1. The stage of the problem.2. The nature of request.3. His adjustment to his social
functioning.4. The state of his physical and mental
health.
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5.His appearance including dress.6.Appropriateness and intensity of
feelings.7.Nature of defense mechanisms.8.Level of motivation.9.Nature of family, its status, values,
relationship pattern within the family.
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An exhaustive and systematic collection of facts about the client and his situation is called study.
Psycho-social study involves exploration, observation and documentation.
Information is collected and organized with regard to the following:
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Age, sex marital status.
Education. Employment and
income. Health conditions. Personality features. Attitudes and
behaviors.
Home and neighborhood.
Family constellation. Family history. Cultural practices. Developmental
stages. Values and beliefs. Multidimensional
interactions.
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Social diagnosis is aimed at finding answers to major three questions:
1. What is the problem?
2. How has it arisen?
3. What can be done to solve it?
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According to Lowry (1936) diagnosis consists of:
1. Shifting the relevant from irrelevant data .
2. Organizing the facts and getting them into relatedness.
3. Grasping the way in which the facts fit together .
4. Perceiving the configuration of meaning as a whole.
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Treatment is the fourth step in the social case work process which aims at restoring, maintaining or enhancing social functioning of an individual in need of help.
Clients are helped through following ways.
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1. Emotional support .2. Material things like money, articles,
medicines, etc.3. Non material resources like
information and knowledge.4. Changes in the human and physical
environment.5. Provision of counseling.
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It is social worker’s reviewing of all the other components of the case work process to make an appraisal of the result.
Here case worker need to evaluate outcome of efforts, and goals are being achieved or not.
If goals are not achieved that situations in case work practice are crisis and non motivated clients who pose challenge to the practitioners. Dealing with such situations requires specialized knowledge and approach. This process is known as ‘crisis intervention’.
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• The worker should discuss the original as well as revised goals helpful or obstructive in achieving the objectives.
• Once the client has reached the level of achievement and improved positive feeling then termination can be planned.
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Follow up is done to help the client maintain the improvement.
During follow-up the client is helped to discuss the problems he faces in maintaining the improvement.
Work is done with the people significant for his improved social functioning.
If any problem, may also refer to proper source for needed services and help.
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R.K.Upadhyay (2003): social casework,Rewat publications,
ISBN 81-7033-758-5, P-136.
Dr.(Miss) Grace Mathew:(1992) An Introduction to social casework, T,I.S.S. Bombay. ISBN 81-85458-47-2, P 152.
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