Social Worker Worldview Ideas

where the client is so they may be more knowledgeable about where they client stands on worldview ideas. It is important for the social worker to also explore what exactly the client believes in. This will not only show an interest in the client but also provide a clear, first source understanding to what the client believes. Not only do social workers need to be knowledgeable about the different religions and spiritual beliefs clients may have, but they also need to have the appropriate skills to best communicate with the client. Social worker need to be empathetic of client’s and where they are in the moment. Some clients may feel passionately about the church or a particular religion while others may have been hurt by the church at some …show more content…
The appropriateness of this mandated treatment to involve spirituality or religion is questionable. Though in the twelve step program participants need to identify and accept a higher power, they are given the opportunity to chose a higher power that is not God or related to a specific religious affiliation. With the force of participating in the steps, there is room in which clients can choose what works best for them and fits best in their worldview. Mandating a twelve step program may hinder the first amendment of freedom of religion. The twelve step program gets by with this by allowing freedom of choice of the higher power the participant chooses. As discussed earlier, appropriate changes to the placement of clients mandated to treatment should be a more collaborated effort between the client and DSS or Drug Court. Though there are only certain treatment agencies that accept Medicaid, which most clients have, some are more open to spirituality and would be a better fit for some than for others. This collaborative would take more time in which the individual mandating and coordinating the services would have talk to the individual and find what type of treatment would work best for the client. This extra time would be worth it if the client finds the right fit of treatment, whether that involves incorporating spiritualty or not, and not only potentially gets through treatment more quickly but has a greater chance of staying