SWK 530: Methods of Social Work Practice with Individuals & Families

1. SWK 530: Methods of Social Work Practice with Individuals&Families Presenter: Jennifer D. Street, LCSW Class Meeting Week Three

2. Welcome

3. Agenda • Announcements • Learning Goals • Resource of the Week • Ethical Dilemmas exercise • Chapter 3 Highlights • Discussion of Counseling Theories • Questions • Wrap-Up

4. Announcements • Page on www.helpingsocialworkstudents.weebly.com • New resources added • Live Class powerpoints • Theory comparison chart • Problem-Centered vs Strength-Based • Defense Mechanism List • Be sure to use SOW 6342 as well because it is a parallel course • E-Mail directly for faster response

5. Learning Goals By the end of class today, students will be able to: • Utilize a tool from the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay to better understand suicide risk assessment • Use critical thinking skills for ethical decision making • Understand the elements of effective practice in the planned change process • Demonstrate a basic understanding of counseling theories

6. Resource of the Week Suicide Assessment Guide

9. Ethical Dilemmas

10. Ethical Dilemma Exercise Group activity: • In group you will review the assigned case study and discuss how to handle the situation using the ethical hierarchy model given in the text on page 63-68.

11. Ethical Hierarchy • Protection of Life • Equality and Inequality • Autonomy and Freedom • Least Harm • Quality of Life • Privacy and Confidentiality • Truthfulness and Full disclosure

12. Chapter Three Highlight

13. Elements of Effective Practice • Extra-Therapeutic Factors (accounts for ~40% of change) • Therapeutic relationship (accounts for ~30% of change) • Techniques (accounts for ~15% of change) • Expectancy-Placebo effect (accounts for ~15% of change)

14. Five Domains • Biological-focus on body • Body systems, chemistry, genetics, life habits • Psychological- focus on thought • Cognitive processes, judgment, use of intelligence • Emotional-focus on feelings • Feelings, self-awareness • Behavioral • Observable actions/behaviors • Environmental • Influence of others, community, environment, toxins, exposure to disease

15. Counseling Theories • Biological Focus • Genetics • Neurochemistry • Ego-Psychology • Neo-Freudians • Ego analysts • Object relations • Self-psychologists • Cognitive Theory • Behavioral/Learning Theories • Classical conditioning • Operant conditioning • Social learning • Person-Centered Theory • General Systems Theory • Multi-Cultural Theory

16. Questions?

17. Did we meet our learning goals??? By the end of class today, students will be able to: • Utilize a tool from the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay to better understand suicide risk assessment • Use critical thinking skills for ethical decision making • Understand the elements of effective practice in the planned change process • Demonstrate a basic understanding of counseling theories

18. For Next Week… At this point, you should have completed everything from Modules 1-3. This week, complete: • Review Practice Behaviors 13 & 32 • Read Chapter 4 • Chapter 4 Lecture (2 parts) • Module 4 Notes PDF • The Case of Jane Video • Text Activity page 130 • Engagement Exercise • Mod 4 Initial DQ Post • Response 1 • Response 2

19. Have a great week!