Ethics
The social worker should have the client sign this form, before communication is initiated between the worker and a client's collateral contacts (work, school, another agency, etc.)
What is: A consent form (or release of information).
What brought the client into your care.
What is: A presenting problem
How soon after hearing or witnessing alleged abuse or neglect a social worker should document what they heard or observed.
What is: Immediately, or as soon as possible.
"I walked in to see the kids sleeping on the floor"
What is: This social worker arrived and observed the children sleeping on the floor"
Contains the outgoing and incoming address, the date, a salutation, the body and a sign off.
What is: A professional letter
What is: Shredding (in an agency shredder)
A client's number of siblings, place in the sibling order, relationships with family members and parent's marital status.
What is: Familial factors in a biopsychosocial assessment
Set up the room to emote safety and security, position yourself on the child's level, use age-appropriate language, clarify understanding.
What is: How to interview a child of alleged abuse and/or neglect.
"She was very angry and aggressive."
What is: "The client appeared angry as evidenced by reddened face, elevated volume and waving her hands in the air. the client presented as aggressive in that she was using threatening language and was not able to respond to redirection."
To Whom it may concern:
What is: A salutation
7 Years
What is: How long should client files be stored in the state of Florida
Jacob presents with high intelligence, resiliency to change, and a strong family support system.
What are: Jacob's strengths
The nature of the report, the date, the time the hotline was called, the id and employee number of the investigator and the outcome of the report.
What is: What should be documented after making a CPS report on an alleged abuse report/observation.
Client is disheveled and messy. not cooperative. Loud and upset.
What is: "Client presents as disheveled as evidenced by hair and clothes out of place. Client does not present as cooperative. He does not answer questions and speaks in a loud and elevated voice to social worker and other staff."
Company letterhead, TO:, FROM: & SUBJECT:
What is: the parts of a professional memo
**DAILY DOUBLE**
The letters, HIPAA stand for this set of laws.
What is: Health Information Portability & Accountability Act
Used to determine if a client is experiencing suicidal ideation, intent or plan and at what levels.
What is: A suicide assessment tool
How a social worker should respond to a subpoena to testify.
What is: contact their supervisor and agency legal representative
The client presents with limited insight on his positive qualities and frankly this worker could not find any either.
What is: The client expresses that he may not have any strengths. This social worker will assist the client in exploring strengths that he may have that will help him achieve his goals.
Outlines how a policy will be implemented or carried out.
What is: A procedure
This medical diagnosis carries very specific laws and regulations on where and when it can be documented in a client chart.
What is: HIV/AIDS
When conducting an assessment, the social worker learns that the client experiences moderate levels of anxiety on a daily basis and has since childhood. This happens without any triggers or known cause. When triggers are introduced, it increases. The initial anxiety level (pre-triggers) would be identified in an initial assessment as the client's...
What is: Baseline
A social worker should clearly explain to every client that these situations require the worker to immediately disclose the client's statements to the proper authorities.
What is: suicidal or homicidal ideation, intent or plan and any abuse or neglect allegations.
** DAILY DOUBLE**
Client looks to be about 41. He is angry because he frowns during every session, but we can change this with help.
What is: "Client presents as a self-reported 41 male. He consistently frowns during the assessment. Social worker will explore feelings with client and why this might be so."
A formal process where social worker interns meet with an LCSW to participate in self-reflections, case construction, social work theory & practice review.
What is: Supervision