Strength-Centered Practice Case Study

An example of how theory informed practice in my field placement as a case manager intern is when I encountered a patient that had be discharged to a nursing home facility. The client wanted to be discharged home, where he lives alone, rather than to a nursing home, where he will be safe from falling. I decided to use the family centered practice approach to help the patient feel more at ease and be provided with his daughter’s support. According to Lietz, family centered practice is a strength-based approach that focuses on the strengths within the family to provide them with a proper intervention that will uniquely work for them (2011). Also, as a form of respect, social workers should be aware of the client’s cultural differences when introducing …show more content…
The way I knew that adherence occurred is from the positive feedback that was discussed with my supervisor. Also, the agency has specific microskills that has to be used such as orientation, attending behaviors, asking questions etc. that I find helpful when building a rapport with the client. According to Lietz (2011), microskills are important due to the building of familiarity between one another. Empowering the positive abilities, a client has is another way that I found helpful by encouraging the client to get stronger with rehab to be able to return home safely. I give the clients a chance to make positive choices helps them feel that they have achieved something good.
My personal value system consists of respecting the client and working with them without judgement. I always prefer to interact with the client the way I would want someone to interact with my own family. I think that since respect is valued in my own culture, I tend to apply that in my own “theorizing” process. By doing so, I know that I build a respectable rapport with the client, which then is beneficial he or she are able to be more receptive to the