© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Clinical Social Work Practice: An Integrated Approach, 4e Cooper and Lesser Chapter 4 The Psychosocial Study The Product of Assessment

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Clinical Social Work Practice: An Integrated Approach, 4e Cooper and Lesser Preparing the Psychosocial Study A Human Rights Perspective –Three intertwined vital principles –Confront and deal with any form of oppression and discrimination –Assessment of individuals and families –Paradigm of intersectionality

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Clinical Social Work Practice: An Integrated Approach, 4e Cooper and Lesser Preparing the Psychosocial Study A Psychosocial Model Outline –Referral Source –Presenting problem –History of the problem –Human rights and social justice –Previous Counseling Experience

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Clinical Social Work Practice: An Integrated Approach, 4e Cooper and Lesser Preparing the Psychosocial Study –Family background –Personal History –Medical history –Educational/learning history –Social class –Cultural History

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Clinical Social Work Practice: An Integrated Approach, 4e Cooper and Lesser Preparing the Psychosocial Study –Spirituality/Religion Faith or beliefs Importance and influence Community Address

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Clinical Social Work Practice: An Integrated Approach, 4e Cooper and Lesser Preparing the Psychosocial Study –Mental Status and Current Functioning Ego function Mechanisms of defense –The mental status exam Appearance Attitude Affect –Blunted affect Mood Speech Thought process

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Clinical Social Work Practice: An Integrated Approach, 4e Cooper and Lesser Preparing the Psychosocial Study Thought content Perception Cognitive function Abstraction Judgment Insight –Establishing the diagnosis according to DSM- IV-TR –The multiaxial diagnosis Axis I-V

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Clinical Social Work Practice: An Integrated Approach, 4e Cooper and Lesser Preparing the Psychosocial Study Summary Recommendations and Goals for treatment Plans to evaluate Intersection of the client/worker relationship in developing the psychosocial summary