The Planned Change Process

The experience of the planned change process was minimally different from the expectations that I had previously established regarding the planned change process. First, I expected and prepared to encounter some level of resistance during the engagement process. The client was willing to participate in services and wanted to be heard by someone that would really listen to what she had to say. I was able to practice active listening which allowed the client to see that I was listening to each word she was saying. Secondly, I expected to move from one step of the planned change process to the next while continuing to move on to the next step each time a step was completed. In reality there were times that required the previous step to be revisited …show more content…
The planned change process allows me to meet the client where they are at, acknowledge strengths, recognize how systems impact one another, and identifies what we are working together to accomplish. On the other hand, I believe that the planned change process could detract from my abilities to be a more effective social worker if I encounter a situation that requires immediate action that I cannot provide. If I encountered a client that was suicidal it would be ineffective to apply the planned change process. Instead it would be more effective to seek mental health treatment immediately for the client.
The only question that I have as a result of my experience and critique of the planned change process is in relation to when would the planned change process detract from a social worker’s ability to be effective? I struggled to answer that question because the only time I could see it detracting effectiveness is in a crisis situation that would not allow time for the planned change process to be