Work of a social worker with problem families

Considering social work assessment of families

Since the 1990s the way in which social workers respond to referrals of children to Children's Social Care departments has evolved. It has moved through a process that 'screens families out' of child protection assessment to a system aiming to 'screen families in' where necessary, and now uses a holistic assessment aiming to screen for both risk and need. The assessment framework developed to a...

Parental resistance and social worker skills: towards a theory of motivational social work

Parental resistance is a ubiquitous feature of child and family social work, yet there has been limited research or theoretical work directed at the issue. This paper identifies social and individual reasons why parents may be resistant. Five principle causes of parental resistance are discussed, namely social structure and disadvantage, the context of child protection work, parental resistance...

Problem Families: An Experiment in Social Rehabilitation

The Effect of Social Group Work Intervention on Therapeutic Adherence of Patients with Severe Psychiatric Disorders, a Group Work Report

Introduction: Medication adherence has an essential role in good clinical outcome in the treatment of chronic psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder and prevents psychiatric readmission. Medication non-adherence is prevalent among more than fifty percent of patients with chronic psychotic disorders. If a patient stops taking the medicine, the ...

The Effectiveness of Group Social Work Intervention with Resolving the Problem of Reducing Suicidal Ideation in Qorveh City

Objective Suicide and suicidal behavior (suicidal ideation, suicidal plan, and suicidal act) as one of the major problems in the social and psychological health system is an important and significant issue around the world. In addition to personal and family damage, this phenomenon is also a social loss. Suicide is also a psychological and social problem which is one of the social traumas that ...