This final comprehensive paper pertains to the case of “Linda”, which you will receive in class. In writing this paper, pretend that you are a social worker working with Linda in an inpatient psychiatric unit. Please use the information in the case scenario to discuss your work with Linda according to the following questions:
1. What ethical problems, including specific issues from the NASW Code of Ethics, would you encounter when working with Linda, her family, and the staff on the unit?
From the case scenario, please cite a minimum of three ethical issues, and discuss how you would handle them.
2. Reflect and discuss your positionality, intersecting identities, and potential blind spots you might experience when working with Linda and her family, Tony, your social work supervisor, and your role as an interdisciplinary staff member of the hospital unit. Discuss how you would maintain your professional self while experiencing your emotional reactions. In this regard, how would you collaborate with the non-social work staff in order to best help Linda?
3. Discuss how diversity, positionality, and intersecting identities have shaped the life experiences of Linda, her family, and Tony.
4. Apply three practice/human behavior theories to this case. Discuss how these theories would inform your engagement, assessment, and intervention strategies with Linda.
Also discuss how any of these theories would help inform your ability to be empathic, and reflective with Linda and others in her life, and enhance your interpersonal skills with them. Note: Your instructor for SWK-714 will give you instructions regarding the
practice/human behavior theories you may use for this paper.
5. Based on the Judith Herman book, Trauma and Recovery and other class readings, how do you see issues of trauma influencing Linda’s life experiences and choices? Based on the Judith Herman book and other readings, how might issues of trauma inform the way you work with her?
6. From your collection and organization of information about the case, discuss two possibly mutually-agreed upon GOALS that you would hope to work on with Linda.
Describe what interventions (TREATMENT PLAN) you might use to help Linda achieve these goals. Note: Please be thorough and specific in describing these two goals and interventions. Do not write in generalities.
This paper should be at least 7 pages double-spaced. There is no maximum length for any part of this paper. APA style of citations is required.
1. What ethical problems, including specific issues from the NASW Code of Ethics, would you encounter when working with Linda, her family, and the staff on the unit?
From the case scenario, please cite a minimum of three ethical issues, and discuss how you would handle them.
2. Reflect and discuss your positionality, intersecting identities, and potential blind spots you might experience when working with Linda and her family, Tony, your social work supervisor, and your role as an interdisciplinary staff member of the hospital unit. Discuss how you would maintain your professional self while experiencing your emotional reactions. In this regard, how would you collaborate with the non-social work staff in order to best help Linda?
3. Discuss how diversity, positionality, and intersecting identities have shaped the life experiences of Linda, her family, and Tony.
4. Apply three practice/human behavior theories to this case. Discuss how these theories would inform your engagement, assessment, and intervention strategies with Linda.
Also discuss how any of these theories would help inform your ability to be empathic, and reflective with Linda and others in her life, and enhance your interpersonal skills with them. Note: Your instructor for SWK-714 will give you instructions regarding the
practice/human behavior theories you may use for this paper.
5. Based on the Judith Herman book, Trauma and Recovery and other class readings, how do you see issues of trauma influencing Linda’s life experiences and choices? Based on the Judith Herman book and other readings, how might issues of trauma inform the way you work with her?
6. From your collection and organization of information about the case, discuss two possibly mutually-agreed upon GOALS that you would hope to work on with Linda.
Describe what interventions (TREATMENT PLAN) you might use to help Linda achieve these goals. Note: Please be thorough and specific in describing these two goals and interventions. Do not write in generalities.
This paper should be at least 7 pages double-spaced. There is no maximum length for any part of this paper. APA style of citations is required.
