How Does Reamer Use Crisis Intervention

Solicitation
Question 1: It is hard to know what would be appropriate solicitation and what would not be. For example, in case 5.12, I did not interpret this scenario the same way as Reamer did. A social worker was asked to help with crisis intervention for hundreds of individuals who had lost their home due to a recent hurricane. After the social worker met with each person, he gave out his business card and encouraged them to contact him if they needed additional help. Reamer said that this was inappropriate because the social worker was actively soliciting clients who were vulnerable to pressure. This is not at all how I interpreted this case. I honestly thought that the social worker was just looking out for the people. Due to the fact that many of the people who needed crisis intervention will likely need further help in gaining a home, job, etc.…, I saw this as the social worker being kind and offering this help to these individuals. I am aware that the people were vulnerable, but that did not even cross my mind when the social worker was handing out business cards. I only thought he was being sincere and willing to help more if it was needed. Reamer mentioned that if the social worker were to be offering free services to the clients, then this would be appropriate. …show more content…
Whether or not the social worker is charging, it shows that they care. I understand that there are people who would solicit vulnerable people in order to benefit themselves, but overall, many social workers are in this profession to help others, not themselves. Aside from this, social workers should follow somewhat strict guidelines in soliciting. For example, the social worker should examine the population. If soliciting is going to cause harm to people, it should not be done. Much like everything else, the pros and cons should be