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Professional performance is an important aspect and skill of social work. Professional performance and knowledge should always be strengthened, to ensure a social worker is contributing the best quality of service towards his or her client. Evaluating practice skills safeguards a social worker’s professional performance. This paper will appraise my practice skills by evaluating my assessment process and how I develop a plan of treatment for a client. An evaluation of how I implement an intervention plan will be analyzed in this paper by monitoring my progress, as well as my client’s progress. Furthermore, this paper will interpret my skills used to competently develop the initial assessment and treatment plan for a client. Finally, the …show more content…
CBT will focus on modifying the negative and distorted thoughts Jennifer has about herself (Temple, 2014). CBT sets goals in place for Jennifer that will identify the link between her thoughts, feelings, and behavior that has become problematic for her and have produced the negative and distorted thoughts she has about herself and her life. CBT is a problem focused therapy, which will help Jennifer analyze the effects of her thought process in regards to her feelings and behaviors (Temple, 2014). These goals will also address Jennifer’s need to self-medicate with marijuana along with Jennifer attending a narcotics anonymous group for …show more content…
Research suggests that African Americans often relate and disclose more when the therapist is of his or her own race. Also White therapists have reported resistance from African American clients. The therapist relates the resistance to feelings of past oppression. Therapist finds that CBT empowers African American clients by using strength building techniques to effectively meet their goals of treatment. The strength building techniques consist of recognizing social supports and learning proper techniques to cope with life stresses (Wilson, & Cottone, 2013).
Although parent’s participation is highly recommended in therapy sessions, individual therapy sessions still proved to be the most effective and helpful CBT approach (Kelly, 2006). Jennifer will have the opportunity to disclose the true meaning behind her behavior without judgement or ridicule from her mother. Therapist prefers to build a rapport with clients before including parents in on CBT sessions. African American youth are 5 times more likely to withhold information from the therapist, until a level of trust has been established (Kelly,

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