The Process Of Generalist Practice

Front 1

Generalist Practice

Back 1

The application of an eclectic knowledge base, professional values, and a wide range of skills to target individual, family, group, organizational, or community systems for change within the context of five primary processes.

Front 2

Supervision

Back 2

The process by which a designated supervisor watches over a worker's performance, directs activities, and provides feedback.

Front 3

Organizational Structure

Back 3

Formal and informal manner in which tasks and responsibilities, lines of authority, channels of communication, and dimensions of power are established and coordinated within an organization.

Front 4

Consultation

Back 4

The act of seeking help from someone with expertise in a subject to devise a plan or solve a problem.

Front 5

Critical Thinking

Back 5

1. The careful scrutiny of what is stated as true or what appears to be true and the resulting expression of an opinion or conclusion based on that scrutiny.

2. The creative formulation of an opinion or conclusion when presented with a question, problem, or issue.

Front 6

Planned Change

Back 6

Involves the development and implementation of a strategy for improving or altering "some specified condition, pattern of behavior, or set of circumstances in an effort or well-being."

Front 7

Problem Solving

Back 7

Finding a solution to some difficulty or the answer to some question.

Front 8

Engagement

Back 8

The initial period when practitioners orient themselves to the problem at hand and being to establish communication and a relationship with others also addressing the problem.

Front 9

Nonverbal Communication

Back 9

Body language and sounds that convey information about how a person feels without saying so in words.

Front 10

Assessment

Back 10

A process occurring between practitioner and client, in which information is gathered, analyzed, and sythesized to provide a concise picture of the client and his or her needs and strengths.

Front 11

Planning

Back 11

Specifies what should be done

Work with the client to create treatment plan.

Prioritize problems with client.

Identify client's strengths to lead to planned change process.

Identify alternative interventions.

All courses of action should be evidence-based.

Help client evaluate pros and cons of each action in the plan.

Develop goals with client.

Establish contract with the client.

Front 12

Implementation

Back 12

The process whereby client and worker follow their plan to achieve their goals.

Front 13

Evaluation

Back 13

The process of determining the extent to which a given intervention was effective in achieving its goals.

Front 14

Client System

Back 14

Any individual, family, group, organization, or community that will ultimately benefit from generalist social work intervention.

Front 15

Macro Client System

Back 15

Involves larger numbers of clients, families, or groups of clients with similar characteristics or qualifications fro receiving resources or services, or an agency or community that will be the beneficiary of the macro intervention process.

Front 16

Termination

Back 16

The end of the professional social worker-client relationship.