1. Chapter 11 Assessment Framing Solutions

2. Collaborative Planning Processes A comprehensive intervention or action plan includes –Goals and objectives –Targets for change –Step-by-step activities specifying roles and responsibilities –Measures to evaluate progress © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

3. Client Expertise in Planning Content experts –Knowing what they want Motivation experts –Describing what they are willing to do Skill experts –Demonstrating their capabilities © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

4. Worker Expertise in Planning As technical experts – Practitioners facilitate effective processes to develop concrete action plans As resource experts –Social workers have skills and information to contribute © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

5. Issues Affecting Collaborative Planning Challenges limiting clients’ abilities to participate fully Involuntary clients –Predetermined goals –Limited options Responses of others in clients' contexts © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

6. Planning in Larger Systems Social workers are facilitators Groups have more resources Groups generate new possibilities as members interact Groups use different types of decision- making, such as consensus building © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

7. Goals and Objectives Goals –General statements of what clients want to accomplish Objectives –Explicit statements of concrete changes desired © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

8. Considering Goals What goals should clients set? –Obtain needed resources –Make important life decisions –Modify structural arrangements –Personal growth and change © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

9. Considering Goals How far ahead? –Short term vs. long-term How many? –Reasonable number for attainment © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

10. Translating Goals into Objectives Steps toward goals Explicit and operational Realistic and attainable Discrete and time-limited Sequential or concurrent Measurable Acceptable to clients and workers © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

11. Constructing Action Plans Reorient problems to outcomes Determine logical order Create discrete units Group issues by similarity Crystallizing Outcome Goals © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

13. Writing Effective Objectives Objectives lay out "who will achieve what when” Clearly written objectives lead directly to goals True test: measurability © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

14. Prioritizing Objectives Rate objectives in light of critical needs and availability of resources Priority actions –Protecting clients’ safety –Relieving distress –Meeting basic human needs © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

15. Screening Generalist Intervention Strategies Review potential actions in all systems, including –The client system –Subsystems of the client system –Environmental systems –Transactional systems © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

16. Choosing Effective Strategies Brainstorm Match resources and needs Emphasize client strengths Consider what workers can offer Weigh costs and benefits © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

17. Delineating Tasks and Responsibilities Ensures a coordinated effort in meeting objectives Good planning incorporates opportunities for evaluation –Proceed as planned –Reconsider how the plan is going and make modifications © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

18. Setting Reviews and Evaluations Effectively written objectives define intervals for reviewing progress Each review offers workers and clients an opportunity to proceed as planned –Or make modifications © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

20. Contracting Forging an agreement to proceed Various forms –Simple verbal agreement –Formal, written, signed agreement Empowering when clients experience control in their situation © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

21. The Evolving Contract Contract changes as the work progresses Types of contracts –For the relationship –For assessment –For change –For resolution © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

23. Contracting as an Empowering Process Contracting with clients has benefits –Beyond a simple clarification of current status and future direction Emphasize client participation, facilitate communication, improve commitment, –Foster autonomy and self-determination, & provide framework for reflecting on outcomes © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.