6.) According to Hempworth (2013), following the assessment process, in which necessary information was compiled to enhance awareness of the client as an individual, their associated problems, the context of the situation, their strengths, and goals, the social worker selects intervention methods. The selection process of identifying appropriate interventions and theories involves careful examination of the client and system in which they live. The social worker must thoroughly examine the client’s situation and the appropriateness of matching the goal attainment strategies to produce the greatest outcome. The problem and the goals are influenced by the client, the mandate, the associated system, and all counterparts must be considered
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Hempworth (2013), noted that people of color experience personal and environmental crisis regularly, in response they seek assistance within their community and family, prior to seeking professional help. This can result in their crisis reaching a chronic state. Depending on the cultural origin of the client and their community affiliations, they respond to crisis differently. In describing cultural empathy as an effective treatment tool, Hepworth et al., (2013) wrote , “Cultural empathy is expressed at the affective level, rather than solely at the cognitive level. Whereas the cognitive level references knowledge about different cultures, the effective level is where the practitioner makes an effort to see and hear the world through the client’ eyes and experiences and to grasp meaning from the client’s perspective”. Interventions that include use of the Identity Development Assessment Tool, will heighten the social worker's understanding and empathy for working with African American clients. According to DeCarlo (2005), “The significance and meaning that African American adolescents attribute to identity may be crucial to their psychological
Hempworth (2013), noted that people of color experience personal and environmental crisis regularly, in response they seek assistance within their community and family, prior to seeking professional help. This can result in their crisis reaching a chronic state. Depending on the cultural origin of the client and their community affiliations, they respond to crisis differently. In describing cultural empathy as an effective treatment tool, Hepworth et al., (2013) wrote , “Cultural empathy is expressed at the affective level, rather than solely at the cognitive level. Whereas the cognitive level references knowledge about different cultures, the effective level is where the practitioner makes an effort to see and hear the world through the client’ eyes and experiences and to grasp meaning from the client’s perspective”. Interventions that include use of the Identity Development Assessment Tool, will heighten the social worker's understanding and empathy for working with African American clients. According to DeCarlo (2005), “The significance and meaning that African American adolescents attribute to identity may be crucial to their psychological