Personal Reflection On Social Work

I was working with the family of a child who was living with the grandparents whom had a residency order. The direct work with the child had been ongoing for approximately 10 months and I was the third worker supporting the child and family. It was agreed by myself and my agency supervisor that the point had been reached to cease involvement with the family as it was felt that the agency was unable to offer any further services. The termination date was planned to coincide with a Team Around The Family Meeting (TAF) which I was due to attend, along with the carers and other professionals involved with the family. My role at the meeting was to inform other agencies of the direct work I had been doing with the child, as well as explain the …show more content…
Additionally, this method is one which I am going to try to ensure I follow in future practice as it allows time for people to think about things and adapt, as opposed to making them feel unprepared and powerless, something social work attempts to eradicate. I do, however, acknowledge that finding the time to dedicate to service users in this way may be challenging with the heavy workload social workers have, yet it is something which I am going to strive to do as I have witnessed the effects if this simple measure is not addressed. Furthermore, I realise that some people will never accept decisions which are not what they want to hear, yet as a social worker I know that I still need to state the verdict, regardless, as I have a duty to allocate limited resources to these considered to be most in need.
Overall, the meeting was beneficial as it helped develop my understanding of how informed is shared between professionals and how they attempt to work together to organise support and achieve the best outcome for the service