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    Lesson 11

    THE SOCIAL WORK SERVICES,


    PROCESSES, AND METHODS

    INTENDED At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to:
    LEARNING
    OUTCOMES 1 understand how to conduct social work needs assessment for
    individuals, groups, organizations, and communities; and
    understand how to perform monitoring and evaluating for social
    work effectivity.

    Elicit
    Based on what you know or have experienced, how would you describe the
    services, processes, and methods of social work?

    Read out your answers to the class.

    ww.. Engage
    Look at the following social work processes:
    Needs Assessment

    Intervention/Program Design
    Implementation
    Monitoring
    Evaluation
    What do you think is the most important
    process among them? Why do you
    think so? Or if you did not choose any, why do you think there is none that is most
    important among the listed social work processes?

    104 Disciplines and ldeas inthe Applied Social Sclences


    Explore
    DuBois and Miley (2008)
    argue that the purpose of social work services, proCe
    and methods theyenhancesocial
    iswide.
    Primarily, functioning of individuals,
    groups, organizations, and communities. They also serve to link the service recipient
    families,
    systems with the needed resources. They likewise seek to improve the operation O.
    social service delivery network and systems. They strive to promoterespectfor human
    and social
    rights justice through the development of social policy and legislation. 1o
    attain success in these endeavors, social work sets goals that include enhancement
    of people's capacities to resolve problems, cope, and function effectively; create
    connections between the social work service users and the needed resources; prove
    mechanism for accountability in effective and efficient delivery of social services; and
    advocating social policy through public awareness campaign and political lobbying.

    11.1. Conducting Needs Assessment for Individuals, Groups, Organizations, and


    Communities

    Social work services are not launched without careful and proper planning.
    Anticipation of needs and the scale as well as allocating necessary resources
    is part of guarantying effective and efficient delivery of social work services.
    Needs assessment for individuals, groups, organizations, and communities is
    a step taken to systematically identify the actual needs. This is done through
    interviews, observation, and surveys that are done in a setting. The results of
    analysis of the collected information become the basis for planning, identifying
    the kinds of social work needed, the processes, methods, and tools needed to
    deliver efficient and effective services. Where there is heavy drug addiction and
    substance abuse, the social work practice may decide to focus on rehabilitation,
    care, and prevention that are supported by social policy of any form. This ends
    in the planning phase. The phases that come next would be the implementation
    and post implementation phases.
    11.2. Monitoring and Evaluating Social Work Effectivity

    When social work intervention is planned, implementationis accompanied


    by a detailed process documentation to be able to explain what is happening on
    both sides, the social work, and on the recipients of services. Hence, this is called
    monitoring. After certain period of implementation, or after accumulating a
    a
    number of services recipients, or at the very end of the intervention program, a
    more comprehensive examination of the impacts and intluence of the services on
    the recipients is done to determine the efficacy and effectivity of the program and
    Services and to make an informed decision of what to do next about the program.
    Itcanbephased out or the need to expand it may be found necessary. This is the
    intent of the evaluation of social work services.
    meaning and

    Lesson 11 The Social Work Services, Processes, and Methods


    105
    Explain aeeaeeoeaacwoeoevwav.

    Think-Pair-Share
    What new learning did you develop about the social work services, processes
    and methods? Pair up with your seatmate. In five minutes, take turns in sharing your
    new insight.

    Elaborate ww

    Illustrate in a simple diagram or a flow chart the different processes and methods
    involved in undertaking social work. Use the space below for your diagram and
    include a brief description.

    106 Disdiplines andtdeas inthe AppliedSocial Sclences


    Evaluate
    Name: Date:

    Grade &Section: Score:

    Test Your Knowledge

    A. Name three ways of performing needs assessment in social work.

    1.

    3.
    B. What phase comes after needs assessment?
    C. Describe the monitoring phase within the process of social work.

    D. What is the main intention in doing evaluation at the end of a social work
    endeavor?

    Check Your Understanding


    Give a brief description for each process and describe its importance in social
    work. Fill out the chart below.

    Process Description Importance


    Needs assessment

    Intervention

    Implementation

    Monitoring
    Evaluation

    Lesson 11 The Socal Work Services, Procasses, and Methods 107


    II. Apply our Learuing
    Using the information you put in the chart in test IL, discuss now the method of
    carrying out each process to ensure effectivity in social work.

    Process Method

    Needs assessment

    Intervention

    Implementation

    Monitoring

    Evaluation

    108 Disclplinesand ldeas in the Applied Soclal Sciences


    Extend awwwa m

    Form groups of five members each. Choose an individual, group, or community


    to study. Survey the needs of your chosen clientele. Find outthe social work program
    that it went through and determine whether their needs were addressed effectively.
    Propose suggestions on how their needs could be better addressed based on what you
    learned about the social work services, processes, and methods. Report your findings
    and proposal to the class.

    Lesson 11 The Social Work Services, Processes,


    and Methods 109

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