Self-Evaluation and Termination and Progress of the Client

Self-Evaluation and Termination and Progress of the Client
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SEMINAR II JOURNAL FORMAT
I Emerging Strengths-Based Practice
I administered therapeutic program to help the client to address her problems and to reach the ending stage of our therapeutic relationship. The client has been suffering from chronic depression. As a social worker intern, I have been assisting the client since I started addressing her issues. She had completed the treatment program, and now I believe that Diane (the client) can end the program. I remain committed to ensure that the ending is done for our benefit. I will give her my contacts so that in case there is any issue or she wants to see me, she can call me. I will take the next one month to prepare her termination as it indicated in my treatment plan. What is required here is to focus on interaction and communication with client and facilitate positive change happen to her.
II Emerging Critical Thinking Skills
After interacting with the client for few days ago, I still realize that depression still affects her. As I prepare her to terminate the therapeutic treatment program, I see that the client is unwilling to leave the program. I realize that the client is still experiencing certain issues that still disturb her. Therefore, my recommendation here is that I will let the client continues receiving treatment until her issues are solved effectively (Anonymous author). I will also work together with her family members to understand issues still affecting the client at home. I cannot terminate treatment program when the client still suffers.
III Emerging Professional Identity
Serving as a social work intern is what gives me professional identity at the workplace. I respect and enjoy my work. I like giving assistance to client she requires to address their problems. I know Diane has been suffering and the problem is not completely resolved; thus her treatment program cannot be terminated at this time. I will provide professional guidance and continue complying with the termination policy of the organization to ensure that the client gets appropriate treatment (Anonymous author). Helping Diane and other clients to address their issues is what give me professional identity for my work.
IV Emerging Transfer of Learning
What I learned in class at college has given me knowledge and skills of how to interact, administer issues affecting clients, to determine appropriate programs for addressing the identified problems, provide support they need and understand when termination of treatment is appropriate (Anonymous author). Skills and knowledge I learned in class has helped me to understand when termination is effective. I have been able to transfer my knowledge and skills on how to create and manage treatment plan.
V Emerging Systems Perspective
Based on system perspective, it is important for social workers and interns to ensure that termination process is conducted appropriately and professionally without terminating treatment process while the clients still require services (Anonymous author). Termination should be done professionally and ethically, and this should be done by following termination policies of the organization.
CHAPTER 14 – SELF-EVALUATION
Describe what it means to be a good employee?
To be a good employee means that an employee has qualities that make him or her asset of the organization (Rosenberg, 2009). A good employee is a worker who is self-motivated and willingly takes responsibility without being pushed, and who is hard working, team player, effective learner and interested to learn new things, perform efficient work, honest, assisting others, ethical, polite, punctual and disciplined, avoid gossiping, and get along with people.
What personal qualities do employers look for when hiring someone?
Employer has a good idea of what she wants from employees (Rosenberg, 2009). When hiring somebody, employer looks personal qualities such as intelligence, leadership ability, integrity, friendly and cooperative, competence, courageous, and ability to persevere in challenging situations.
What personal qualities do employers look for when promoting someone?
When promoting someone, employers do consider personality traits of the individuals to be promoted. Personality traits have influential role on how effective an individual performs at workplace (Rosenberg, 2009). Employers normally look for the following personal qualities when promoting someone: enjoyable and friendly personality, taking initiatives to assume leadership responsibilities, learning and adapting quickly to any work environment, having confidence and fast in making crucial decisions, and persons with integrity and ethics.
What are things you should not do because they will get you in trouble at your field placement/field agency?
As an intern there are things that I should not do because they will get me into in trouble at the field agency. These things include: I should be lazy and never get to work late. I should not get there and wait for things to happen. I should take initiative to communicate my goals to my supervisors and work with other employees to ensure that I make the best out of the internship opportunity (Rosenberg, 2009). I should not show negative attitude. I should not shy away taking challenging tasks. I should not be afraid to ask for help. I should not complain. When it comes to end of internship, I should not leave the agency without appreciating or thanking those who assisted to learn dynamics of the industry.
THOUGHTS TO PONDER
Describe your own work ethic
I can describe my work ethic as someone who easily fit into new situations and routines; always wants to succeed in everything in perform; always attentive, cheerful and know and perform what is appropriate; likes socializing with others and likes performing things quickly and in simple way; innovative and organized and don’t like criticizing others.
Describe where/how you can improve your work ethic
I can improve my work ethics by evaluating my current attitudes toward work and assessing the way I can develop more commitments to my job, be at work on time and assess everything is fit before I start working, complete tasks as expected by supervisors without delay, develop common and effective communication with colleagues at work, be productive team player and perform quality work, create standards for excellence to evaluate my performance, and I should ensure I respect resources and time at workplace not to misuse resources, machines, and equipments of work (Rosenberg, 2009).
Describe your satisfaction with your personal inventory?
I am satisfied with my personal inventory. I always carry out personal inventory to evaluate what I have been through, and it assists me to plan my life events. Carrying out personal inventory has helped to evaluate my past life, assists me to identify bad habits and avoid such negative habits in the future, and helps me to plan for my life.
INTEGRATION OF OTHER COURSE MATERIALS
HBSE
What do you think about the assessment process that you have employed with your clients thus far?
The assessment process that I used when assessing client’s conditions has been recommendable by social work standards. The assessment process entails assessing situations facing clients and preparing treatment plans to addressing clients’ needs (Anonymous author). The assessment process involved assessment steps that include engaging a client, determining diagnosis, assessing cultural and family background information, identifying strengths and weaknesses, and creating treatment plan.
What can be added or deleted from the process?
The assessment process captured that basic requirement standards of social work, and therefore there is nothing to be deleted or added from the process.
Policy
What does the law say about your need for continuing evaluation and education?
The NASW policy considers continuing education and evaluation as important activities for guaranteeing quality and effective social work services to clients. The law encourages social workers and interns to continue their education to improve their proficiency in delivering social services (Anonymous author). The law also encourages social workers to carry out effective evaluation to ensure that social services they deliver are quality. The law is a framework that recognizes the need to give guidance of social workers’ involvements in continuing evaluation and education.
Practice
What can you do to evaluate your practice with clients?
What I do when evaluating my practice with clients is assessing how effective treatment programs are being implemented and to assess whether such programs are achieving the expected outcomes. Based on the information derived from regular and effectively designed evaluations, I am able to use limited resources where t...