Students will identify and develop key social work knowledge and skills necessary for completing a social work assessment report and a planfor working with individuals. It comprises of two parts Part A is the template for writing your assessment report and details of your proposed plan for working with your client.. Students are required to complete the report template using the multidimensional assessment framework (Harms, 2021), and develop a plan for working with your client in response to your assessment. In formulating your assessment of the client's situation and your plan, you are to apply one of the following practice approaches:

Aboriginal Social-Emotional Well Being Model, Mori Perspectives of Health and Wellbeing, Decolonization, Anti-oppressive, Anti-racist, Feminist,

Case Management, Crisis Plan, Critical Social Work, Radical Social Work, Human Existential, Psycho-dynamic, Narrative Therapy, Task-centred,

Family Systems Theory, Family Role Theories, Systems Theory, Structural Social Work, Community Development

Part Bincludes a series of questions for you to answer that reflect your analysis of the social work knowledge you have used to complete the assessment report and plan.

ACADEMIC SOURCES:

You should incorporate a variety of the assigned readings from this unit, citing at least seven [7] different academic readings. All sources must be cited correctly, and a correctly formatted reference list should be provided at the end of your presentation.

Rubric

• 40%Assessment adequately explores and empathises with the biological, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions of the client, both in their inner and outer worlds
• 20% Plan clearly identifies a practice approach, and integrates key principlesof chosen approach with principles of empowerment and person-centred practice effectively
• 20% Plan strategy accurately identifies risk and protective factors of client and coping resources in a culturally responsive way
• 10% Appropriate use of unit texts and other academic sources
• 10% Appropriate use of APA 7^th edition

Part A - Multi-Dimensional Assessment

(Taken from Harms 2021, p.17)

Case Study Chosen:

Approach Chosen:

Relational dimensions (microsystem)

Social dimensions (mesosystem)

Structural dimensions (exosystem)

Cultural dimensions (macrosystem)

Time and place dimensions (chronosystem)

Plan	People involved	Start and finish(dates - length of time e.g. 1 week)	Resources Required	Referrals	Other

Part A - Service User Plan

Part B - Assessment and Plan Reflection

Consider Part A of this assessment (assessment and plan), and answer the following questions:

[1] Name of Social Work Approach Chosen

Why did you choose this social work approach? In your answer, make clear connections between the case study you chose and how literature shows this approach can support service users experiencing these challenges.

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[2] Analysis

Harms (2021, p.4) states that "Social workers have had a longstanding concern with influencing environments, relationships and inner experiences so that they are supportive of positive experiences - experiences of human growth, health and satisfaction (Gitterman, 2014)(Harms 2021, p.4) "

Explain how you have analysed the 'environments, relationships and inner experiences' throughout your assessment and plan. How did you discuss coping strategies, risk and protective factors? How did you explore 'human growth, health and satisfaction'?

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Environments, Relationships and Inner Experiences

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Coping Strategies

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Risk Factors

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Protective Factors

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Human Growth, Health and Satisfaction

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[3] Wellbeing and Adversity

How has your assessment considered wellbeing and adversity in context? Provide clear examples from your assessment and plan.

Wellbeing

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Adversity

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Strengths and Limitations

What are the strengths and limitations of a multidimensional approach to understanding human development (Harms 2021, p.24)?

Strengths.

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Limitations.

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Sarah is 15 and has been homeless for the past six months. For the past 2 years, her stepfather has been physically and emotionally abusive to her. A month ago, Sarah's stepfather sexually assaulted her. She had told no one about this, being terrified that she would be removed from the home if she said anything. Sarah decided to send a text message to her mother, explaining what her stepfather had done. However, she didn't believe Sarah and screamed at her for making up stories. Sarah left home after this argument and now moves between a friend's house, emergency accommodation and sleeping rough.

Sarah has left school as well, although she occasionally keeps in touch with a teacher. She wants to finish secondary school but keeps having flashbacks of the sexual assault, which stop her from being able to focus on going back to school. She finds that she often feels overwhelmingly depressed, and she slashed her arms and legs on several occasions.

Her mother and stepfather have since separated, and her mother wants Sarah to come back and live with them again. Sarah has a thirteen-year-old brother (adapted from Harms 2021, p.25).