Assignment Task
Aligned Learning Outcomes
a. Demonstrate basic interpersonal and communication skills used in professional practice.
b. Demonstrate communication skills with a range of social work target groups, including individuals, families, groups, communities and organisations across mediums, contexts and cultures.
c. Articulate knowledge of self and critically reflect upon own professional development and professional boundaries.
d. Demonstrate understanding of helping relationships and problem-based assessment and crisis intervention planning.
e. Demonstrate understanding of power in the helping relationship, the process of collaborative goal-setting, and a client-driven problem-solving process.
f. Identify strength-based and solution-focused strategies to foster the development of change-orientated strategies towards empowerment.
Class Activity: Case Scenario Betty
Betty Miller is a 75-year-old widow who lives at home. She is about to return home after two weeks in hospital following a hip fracture sustained after a fall in her home.
Following the fall, she spent a night on the floor of her home unable to move or reach a phone to call for help.
Although the rehabilitation team has organised a help alarm for Betty to wear at all times and planned a range of home improvements, Betty is anxious about returning home. Other members of the team have noted that Betty seems anxious not only about another fall but also about returning to living alone as she appears to be socially isolated.