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Crisis Theory and Resilience Theory Social workers often confront crises that are brought to them—a crisis experienced by a client, a family, a community, or an organization. The goal of crisis theory is to intervene to help restore equilibrium and to reduce long-term psychological and social distress. Given the nature of social workers meeting clients…
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Assignment: Application of Role Theory to a Case Study This week, you will use role theory to apply to your chosen case study. In other words, your theoretical orientation—or lens—is role theory as you analyze the case study. Use the same case study that you chose in Week 2. (Remember, you will be using…
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Psychosocial Theory and Role Theory Social work takes a holistic view to social problems, arguing that they are complex and multilayered, often contributed to by a number of individual, psychological, and social processes. Consequently, psychosocial theory is a theoretical lens that has been employed in social work to apply to an array of problems and…
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Discussion: Psychosocial Theory and Diverse Groups There will be times when a social worker is presented with a case where they are not familiar with the surrounding psychosocial issues. Because social workers are on a continual journey in learning, it is important to read pertinent literature. This Discussion provides an opportunity to visit Walden Library…
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Assignment: Application of Attachment Theory to a Case Study As you have read, theory guides the conceptualization of the client’s problem and how social workers assess and intervene relative to the problem. However, theory can also shape the self-reflective questions social workers ask themselves. Clients often come to social workers under stress or distress. This…
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Discussion: Evaluating Psychoanalytical Theory Sigmund Freud is often hailed as the father of psychoanalytical theory. His theory was the first to point to the influence of early childhood experiences. However, psychoanalytical theory has received a lot of criticism. Although theories are supposed to be objective and value-free, they are developed within a sociocultural and political…
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Week 3: Psychoanalytical Theories and Attachment Theory Psychodynamic theory and its derivatives can be traced to the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud. You likely are familiar with the image that often conjures Freud: A client lying on a couch with a therapist sitting nearby, notepad in hand. The psychoanalytic terms “id,” “ego,” “superego,” “repression,” and…
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SOCW 6060 Week 2 Assignment: Application of Systems Theory to a Case Study The case study to use is Helen Petrakis. (attached) In this course, you will be asked to select one case study and to use it throughout the entire course. By doing this, you will have the opportunity to see how theories guide…
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Assignment 1: Week 11 Blog Refer to the topics covered in this week’s resources, and incorporate them into your blog. By Day 3 Post a blog post that includes: An explanation of your social work field education experience, including the development of your professional identity By Day 4 Respond to the blog post…
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Self-Assessment and Looking Ahead Important Note: Please use the media player below to hear an audio course introduction that will give you more background information about the course topic. Also provided is a transcript for you to download and print out. Laureate Education (Producer). (2013). Self-assessment and looking ahead [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu …