Overview
PART ONE:
As a beginning social worker, it is imperative to hone the skill of preparing for and delivering an effective intake interview with a client. The videos in this course have shown you what effective and ineffective intake interviews looks like. In this assignment, imagine yourself as a social worker in an agency assigned the opportunity to interview a client for direct practice. This assignment will help you learn the intake interview skill.
Use the selected Intake Form and revised Intake Interview Questions to conduct the mock interview.
Lastly, access and complete the “Intake Interview Evaluation Worksheet.”
While APA style is not required for the body of this assessment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines.
PART TWO:
View the “Elder Assessment,” video located in Media Index, Chapter 6, "Serving the Squeaky Wheel" video located in, Media index, Chapter 7, and "Social Work Session: Engaging Diversity and Difference in Practice with Mary Her" video located in the Media Index, Chapter 8.
Select one to use for this assignment. Be sure to take notes on the intake information presented at the beginning of the case in the selected video.
After you have viewed all three videos, select one to create a possible treatment plan (500-750 words) for the client that includes only the following sections. Defend your plan citing two to four scholarly sources:
- Describe the presented problem. Explain the identified problem.
- Explain the client’s interpersonal systems and the impact on the client.
- Propose some possible client goals and possible barriers to change.
- Explain possible intervention ideas, including possible group types.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide.