Colaboration Theory In Social Work

The social worker must “began where the client is” and this entails understanding the client’s troubles from the client’s perspective. This perspective is essential in social work practice because it helps the client and social worker build a foundation of trust. When interacting with client’s a social worker’s goal should be to enhance their client’s self-determination. A social worker can achieve this goal by collaborating with the client. Compton concludes, “Collaboration mean working together and working together creates a partnership in which the worker and client both participate to achieve the goal of the problem solving effort” (p. 81). Working with the client makes the proble solving process more manageable for the client and for the social worker. Collaboration helps the social worker and the client come up with solutions together. This process can offer a valuble perspective to the client. …show more content…
The programs at SOAR emphasize building independence with in the community and also indivudally. For example, the advocacy programs teach the partiicpants valuble life skills. Many of the participants in SOAR’s programs live by themselves and the lessons they learn in these programs increase their quality of life. Individuals with disablities can be taken advantage of by people in the community and the advocacy prorams teach them how to stand up for themselves.
On October 5, 2015 I attended the Special Olympics Bowling program. I was appoiinted to a group of three female indivudals with deveopmental disablities. While bowling some of these individuals were very hard on themsleves because they did not get a strike. I told one girl that she was doing the best she could and she would get a strike next time. After I encouraged her I noticed that her demeanor changed. By collaborating with the client I was able to help her achieve her goal of getting a