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Nov 15, 2018 · Multiprofessional working has many benefits for clients, but places new demands on social work assessment. Current models are limited in embracing these tensions, and more integrated models are required.
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Jan 30, 2014 · Assessment is essential to social work practice no matter the social worker’s role, the nature of the interaction or practice setting, client population, or phase of the helping process. It is used to gather evidence to understand presenting problems, to evaluate progress and outcomes, and to assess the effectiveness of interventions and ...
A good assessment will: o Pay attention to what children and family members say; o Be informed by the family’s history and social context; o Be critically reflective and evidence based, forming hypotheses and testing them against the evidence; o Contain full, concise, relevant and accurate information; o Consider multiple sources of information;
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A social work assessment is a crucial process that helps social workers understand the needs, strengths, and challenges of individuals, families, or communities. It is the foundation upon which interventions, care plans, and support strategies are built.
Assessment is an ongoing process of data collection aimed at identifying client strengths and problems. Early assessment models were based on psychoanalytic theory; however, current assessment is based on brief, evidence-based practice models.
This chapter will introduce you to elements of social work assessment, incorporating principles, context, models, frameworks, skills and practice issues. It will draw reference from across the range of service user groups and invites you to reflect on and critically explore the material.
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The centrality of assessment work is recognised also in social work education. Indeed, being skilled in conducting assessments is a key requirement for social workers and is recognised in the government’s drive to improve social work education (Department of Health, 2002a). Learning about assessment during university-based
