8-1 Introducing yourself: 1. Assume that you are a social worker in a residential nursing facility for elderly people. You have an appointment with family members concerning the possibility of placing an 85-year-old parent there. What would you say and do in introducing yourself?
I will introduce myself by stating my name, job position, offer my hand as a friendly gesture to create a calm relax environment and more of an openness that will express to the clients that am here to assist them in the best possible means. Give an overview of the services provided in the agency, show the family members around the facilities, explain to them how long we have been operating and assured them of the capability of the agency in …show more content…
Assume that you serve as a social worker in a training center for intellectually challenged children and young adults. Today you are about to lead a group of six or eight teenage residents. You’ve reviewed their case records and know that each has numerous talents and reflects intelligence in various ways. In terms of traditional IQ, they score between about 60-70. The students have already taken their seats by the time you arrive. Although a few of them may have seen you walking around campus, none of them actually knows you and you do not know any of them. What would you say and do in introducing yourself?
I will give a warm smile and greet them all. Complement them for keeping to the time in getting settled early enough for the training and I will ask if anyone knows me, just to develop a group like participation or interest in engaging the group, then the respond I get will create that forum for me to joke around with the kids before I give a proper introduction of myself, state my profession and the services I hope to provide during the training. After the personal introduction I will create an open floor where everyone in the group is able to introduce themselves by taking
I will introduce myself by stating my name, job position, offer my hand as a friendly gesture to create a calm relax environment and more of an openness that will express to the clients that am here to assist them in the best possible means. Give an overview of the services provided in the agency, show the family members around the facilities, explain to them how long we have been operating and assured them of the capability of the agency in …show more content…
Assume that you serve as a social worker in a training center for intellectually challenged children and young adults. Today you are about to lead a group of six or eight teenage residents. You’ve reviewed their case records and know that each has numerous talents and reflects intelligence in various ways. In terms of traditional IQ, they score between about 60-70. The students have already taken their seats by the time you arrive. Although a few of them may have seen you walking around campus, none of them actually knows you and you do not know any of them. What would you say and do in introducing yourself?
I will give a warm smile and greet them all. Complement them for keeping to the time in getting settled early enough for the training and I will ask if anyone knows me, just to develop a group like participation or interest in engaging the group, then the respond I get will create that forum for me to joke around with the kids before I give a proper introduction of myself, state my profession and the services I hope to provide during the training. After the personal introduction I will create an open floor where everyone in the group is able to introduce themselves by taking