Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Task centered practice

Overview

Developed by :    William j Reid and Laura Epstein
Practice usage : time limited (6-12 interviews over 2-4 month period)
Approach : Problem Solving

Basic Characteristics and principles

1. focus on clients problems, importance to tasks, integrative stance (the model draws from several approaches methods required for problem solving process), planned and short term, collaborative relationship between client and worker, empirical orientation- uses tested methods to work on the problem.

Outline of the Model

Phases : 3 (initial, middle and termination)

Phase 1 : identifying problems and assessment, selecting target problems, prioritizing target problems,problem specification, setting goals and using contracts, development and implementation of initial tasks

Phase II : problem and task review, identification and resolution of obstacles to task accomplishment,task planning and implementation sequence.

Phase III: Termination after review of accomplishment and problem solving skills (review of target problems and overall problem situation, identification of successful problem solving strategies used by clients, discussion of other ways to maintain client gains, discussion of what can be done about remaining problems, making decisions about extensions




Ref : Social Work Practice a generalist approach- Louise c Johnson
The Practice of social work, Charles zastrow
Task centered casework , William j reid and Laura epstein
https://is.muni.cz/el/1423/podzim2012/SPP140/um/Tolson_Generalist_Practice.pdf
http://www.furthereducationlessontrader.co.uk/health%20and%20social%20care%20task%20centered%20model%20of%20social%20work.htm
Social Workers Desk Reference, Albert Roberts ,Gilbert Gerene

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