The purpose of this reflection paper is to understand how to use a theory that will help explain Janice’s behavior and social organization. A social worker needs to understand Janice’s behavior in the environment so that they can give her the proper resource to better her life situations (Rogers, 2010). In the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social worker (NASW), a social worker’s job is to help improve “the well-being others and to help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty” (NASW, 2016). The theories of social role and system theory will help explain how her well-being can be improved.
Case Application
Needs
The three most important problems faced by Janice that might cause her to seek out the services of a social worker are finance, employment and health. Janice has two kids that she needs to take care of in addition to dealing with health issues that are prohibiting her from keeping a job. Janice needs help finding a resource that will alleviate her stress to help her as a …show more content…
In Janice’s case her social role as a parent and employer is putting a lot of pressure by the expectations to take care of the kids and pay all the bills by herself as a single mother. As a single parent Janice’s is going through role strain because she is trying to do everything at once, but then is stressing because her mental health issues is stopping her from doing the best she can. Newman suggests five ways to minimize role strain that goes with parent role that can help Janice’s reduce stress in her life. One of the examples Newman mentions says “that parents need to focus on small expectation for their parenting role and to not focus on the once that aren’t being met yet” (Newman,
Case Application
Needs
The three most important problems faced by Janice that might cause her to seek out the services of a social worker are finance, employment and health. Janice has two kids that she needs to take care of in addition to dealing with health issues that are prohibiting her from keeping a job. Janice needs help finding a resource that will alleviate her stress to help her as a …show more content…
In Janice’s case her social role as a parent and employer is putting a lot of pressure by the expectations to take care of the kids and pay all the bills by herself as a single mother. As a single parent Janice’s is going through role strain because she is trying to do everything at once, but then is stressing because her mental health issues is stopping her from doing the best she can. Newman suggests five ways to minimize role strain that goes with parent role that can help Janice’s reduce stress in her life. One of the examples Newman mentions says “that parents need to focus on small expectation for their parenting role and to not focus on the once that aren’t being met yet” (Newman,