Generalist Social Work Practice Framework Prepared By: Marietta M. Lingvall
Generalist Social Work Practice Framework Prepared By: Marietta M. Lingvall
Generalist Social Work Practice Framework Prepared By: Marietta M. Lingvall
WORK PRACTICE
FRAMEWORK
Generalist Social Work Practice Framework
Prepared by:
Marietta M. Lingvall
CONCEPTS OF GENERALIST SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
Generalist practice encompasses a wide array of theories and
approaches but contains the following common elements
(Compton, et al. 2005).
•Educator/ disseminator of
information Social
Worker
SYSTEM DEVELOPER
SYSTEM MAINTENANCE ROLES
•Program developer
•Organizational assessor
•Planner RESEARCHER/ •Facilitator/ expediter
•Policy and procedure developer
RESEARCH •Team member
•Advocate CONSUMER •Consultant/ consultee
COMPONENTS OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE (4PS)
1. The Person
2. The Problem
3. The Place
4. The Process
PERSON (CLIENT)
The person is a man, woman or child or anyone who finds
himself/herself, or is found to be, in need of help in some
aspect of his social-emotional living, whether the need be
for tangible provisions or counsel.
As he/she begins to receive help, he/she is called a
“client”.
A client is one who seeks professional help, one who
employs the help of another or one who is served by a
social agency or an institution.
Client System - refers to all entities, person, family, group,
organisation or community that receive or command
attention of the social worker
CATEGORIES OF CLIENTS
1. Walk-in
2. Referred
3. Reach Out
PROBLEM
is a “question or situation that presents
uncertainty, perplexity or difficulty”
Continuation or Assessment
Termination
Implementation of Plan
INTAKE
The start of the helping process, whether the client is a walk-in, referred or reach out
Major Purposes of the Intake Process:
1. Record the identifying data about the client
2. Identify the presenting problem - it is the one causing difficulty to the client and the
reason why the client asked for help or has been referred
3. Determine the client’s presumptive eligibility and motivation to use a service. If his need
cannot be met then he is referred to another agency which can help him
The Intake Sheet is composed of the following:
1. Personal Information about the client
2. Problem presented by the client
3. Social Worker’s initial impression as to the nature of the presenting problem
4. Initial assessment of the situation
5. Recommendation as to what actions should be taken
THE HELPING
RELATIONSHIP