Engagement, Assessment, and HBSE Theory Instructions (4th part of the integrative paper outline)
INSTRUCTIONS
Micro Concentartion Instructions for Engagement, Assessment, and HBSE
For this assignment you will be applying three components to the practice situation described in your Client/Agency Situation paper: Engagement, Assessment, and Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) Theory.
Engagement
Describe how you engaged the practice population in the assessment phase. This should include a description of a minimum of three (3) specific engagement practice skills used to engage the practice population. Be specific with the skills used and demonstrate how you applied these skills in this practice situation.
For DP students, this includes ways you engaged with the individual or family described in the Client/Agency Situation paper. Please see below for a list of some skills. Please refer to the literature for additional skills.
- Active listening
- Eye contact
- Reflective responses
- Open ended questions
- Close ended questions
- Empathetic responses
- Appropriate self-disclosure
- Tone of voice/body position
- Language
- Set up of the room (play, activities)
Assessment
The assessment phase is important because it is the basis for the intervention and evaluation sections.
- Describe the tools used to collect, organize, and interpret information about the practice population. Include citations for any of the tools used that are evidence based or published.
- Discuss any relevant issues of age, class, color, disability, ethnicity, family structure, gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, stigma, and/or sexual orientation for the practice population. The discussion related to diversity should link directly to the practice population or situation.
- Discuss how issues of social and economic justice, as well as human and civil rights, may be related to this specific practice situation.
- Conclude this section with an assessment of the practice population’s strengths and areas for growth identified during the assessment phase.
- Assessment tools, ie. PHQ-9, GAD-7, SASSI, etc. Please refer to the literature for others.
- Bio-psycho-social-spiritual Assessment
- Research – pre and post survey, focus groups, and interviews.
- Genogram
- Culturagram
HBSE Theory
Describe and apply one theory related to human behavior that is relevant to the practice population’s area of concern or problem situation. The selected theory should provide a theoretical perspective that helps frame your understanding of the practice population’s behavior. Explain “how the problem came about.”
- For DP students, this will be a micro level HBSE theory related to the behavior of people in individual and families.
- Theories – see chart in module
- Discuss how the selected theory directly connects to your practice population.
- Ethical Challenge or Values Conflict
Conclude this paper by identifying and describing one or more potential ethical and values conflict related to engagement, assessment, or human behavior theory, as it applies to this practice situation.
Required – 6 pages for this section.
(Please use the references that you mentioned in the outline for this section and you can also add additional references) Please also use subheadings as needed.
Remember, this section of the paper should be written in 3rd person.
Refer to the rubric below for evaluation criteria
Please find attached the outline that was completed as the first part of this assignment. This outline will serve as the foundation for the remaining sections.
I’ve also attached the full assignment description and instructions, which detail the requirements for each section. These sections are due every two weeks, and I will be submitting a request for each part accordingly. You’ve already completed the Integrative Paper Outline, Client Overview & Policy and Justice. Now we’re on the 4th part.
Please continue to follow the structure established in the initial outline. Each section has specific page requirements, which I will clearly indicate when assigning them every two weeks. The sections that is likely to have more page requirements are Engagement, Assessment, Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Policy and Social Justice, and Intervention and Evaluation.
Thank you again for all your help.
Full Description of Major Assessments and Examinations
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of practice and theory in your area of specialization. Select a client, client system or target population from your graduate level social work Practicum. The selected client or client system should reflect your chosen specialization. For example, if you are a CAP student you should select an agency, community or other social intervention. If your specialization is mental health, you should chose an individual, family or small group with mental health and/or substance misuse issues and concerns. If your area of specialization is family and children, you should choose an individual, family or small group with issues and concerns related to family and children. The client system you choose for your paper should be a real case from your Practicum placement. If you have an issue or problem with selecting a case from your Practicum placement, please see or talk with your instructor. All exceptions must be approved by the instructor. In no circumstances are family members, friends, or characters from media to be used as the client system in the paper.
(My specialization is Mental health)
Integrative Paper Outline
Use the template in the assignments module to complete the outline assignment. The template is set up so you can compose directly onto the document, save, and upload as your assignment submission.
Client Situation. (Overview)
Describe the client system. (e.g., individual, family, other small group, larger group, team, program, agency, organization or community) and the client’s situation that is the reason for your intervention. Include a discussion of how this client’s situation fits into your area of specialization. For example, if your area of specialization is mental health, describe how the client’s issues/concerns fit the definition of mental health, mental illness, and/or mental well-being.
Apply, synthesize and analyze knowledge, theory, and skills in relation to the client system.
Engagement, Assessment, Human Behavior and the Social Environment
Describe how you did engage the client in the assessment and intervention. What specific skills did you use to engage the client?
Describe your efforts to collect, organize and interpret information about the client. What are the client’s strengths and limitations?
Your assessment should include a discussion of relevant issues of age, class, color, disability, ethnicity, family structure, gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, stigma, and/or sexual orientation as applicable to your client. Be sure that your discussion of diversity links well with the client and or client situation.
Discuss how the issues of social and economic justice and human and civil rights may relate to this specific practice situation.
Select and describe one or more of the most relevant HBSE theories that contribute to the client’s issues and concerns. Briefly explain the theory and how this theory is relevant to your client’s area of concern/problem situation.
Policy and Social Justice
Select and describe one or more of the most relevant social policies relevant to the practice situation. This policy section refers to state and federal policies (laws, court decisions, or regulations), not agency policy. Be sure to cite the laws and policies correctly (as you should with all literature you reference).
Briefly explain the policy and how it is relevant to your client’s area of concern/problem situation.
Use a policy analysis model to analyze the effectiveness of the policy for the general client group you have chosen and then your client specifically. Include carefully referenced literature sources including books; peer-reviewed journal articles; research studies; government documents, reports and data; and web sites. While this is not expected in the space available to be a full policy analysis, you should draw on one of the policy analysis models with which you are familiar, and reference the model fully.
Based on your analysis, what would you advocate in terms of policy review, application, formulation, or revision?
Intervention and Evaluation
Present a mutually developed and agreed upon intervention strategy with specific goals and objectives. Provide a rationale for your selection.
Describe your intervention from beginning to end, including termination. How did you help the client prevent or resolve problems? How did you negotiate mediate and advocate for your client. Select and discuss at least 3 practice skills (micro/macro) used in your intervention with the client.
Write a critique of your work with the client. What did you do well in terms of the intervention? What could have been done to improve the outcomes with the client? How was the intervention empowering? How may it have been discriminatory or oppressive?
Provide a discussion of whether the intervention was developed from a theoretical practice model. If so, which practice theory? If not, what practice theory could have been used to facilitate better outcomes? Regardless, analyze and provide evidence- based knowledge about the theory-based intervention (used or proposed) and its effectiveness.
Select one of the methods used to evaluate change and improvement with clients/client systems (single subject, pretest/posttest or other). Provide a rationale for the evaluation method you selected. Describe the method and how you would facilitate using that method to collect data to assess change and improvement.
Ethics and Conclusion
Critically review your practice situation and intervention as an external observer and comment on the following:
Identify and describe one or more potential ethical and values issues related to this practice situation. Be sure to reference the NASW Code of Ethics in your discussion.
Discuss how this assignment raises issues of professional strengths and challenges. Formulate a plan for lifelong professional learning and continuing education.
NOTE: The final document should be between 20-25 double-spaced pages (not including references or a cover page) and in 12-point font. Your paper must adhere to APA style (6th edition).