Phases of social work Psycho social study Social diagnosis Social treatment

1. WELCOME
ALL
Presented by
ASWATHI J LENIN
MSW 1 ST YEAR

3. INTRODUCTION
PROCESS IS A KEY ELEMENT IN
CASEWORK PRACTICE
HELPING INDIVIDUAL IS NOT A
ONE TIME ACTIVITY BUT IT IS
PROCESS
THE AIM OF CASE WORK PROCESS IS TO
ENHANCE THE PERSON WITH PROBLEM
BY DEVELOPING HIS CAPACITIES AND
ALSO BY UTILISING THE COMMUNITY
RESOURCES PROCESS IS SOCIALCASEWORK IS A
PROGRESSIVE TRANSACTION BETWEEN
THE CASE WORKER AND THE CLIENT

4. MARY RICHMOND MAY BE THOUGHT OF AS THE
CONCEPTUAL FOUNDER OF CASE WORK; IN 1917,IN HER
BOOK “ SOCIAL DIAGNOSIS” SHE DESCRIBED THE THREE
BASIC CATEGORIES IN THE THEORY OF SOCIAL WORK
PRACTICE
PSYCHO-
SOCIAL STUDY
SOCIAL
DIAGNOSIS
SOCIAL
TREATMENT

5. STUDY
ASSESSMENT
INTERVENTION
TERMINATION
EVALUATION
MAIN DIVISIONS OF
SOCIAL CASE WORK

6. PSYCHO-SOCIAL STUDY
• SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF THE CLIENT AND HIS/HER
CIRCUMSTANCES IN RELATION TO HIS/HER
PROBLEM.
• INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE CLIENT CURRENT
PROBLEM
• IT REQUIRES AN ANALYSIS OF
SOCIAL,PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL
DETERMINANTS OF THE CLIENT CURRENT
STRESSFUL SITUATION
METHODS OF COLLECTING DATA
INTERVIEWING,OBSERVING,RECORDING
• PSYCHOLOGICAL
ASPECTS
• PHYSCIAL
• MEDICAL
REPORTS
• FAMILY,FRIENDS

7. SOCIAL DIAGNOSIS
• Finding stage
• Identify factors
• Whole picture of
problem
• Treatment guide
What is the problem?
How has it arisen ?
What can be done to
solve it?
TYPES
Clinical
Etiological
Dynamic

8. SOCIAL TREATMENT
Sum total of all the activities and
services directed towards helping the
individual with solution of their
problems
Treatment plan is different in
different case work but every social
case work is done through the same
methods
 SUPPORT
 CLARIFICATION
 INSIGHT
 IDENTIFICATION
 RESOURCE
UTILIZATION
 EVALUTION
 MODIFICATION
OF
ENVIRONMENT

9. CONCLUSION
PROCESS IS THE KEY ELEMENT IN SOCIAL
CASE WORK
MAINLY THREE PHASES
 STUDY
 SOCIAL DIAGNOSIS
 SOCIAL TREATMENT
Study : gathering data
Diagnosis : finding factors
Treatment : sum of all activities