interview

Grading Criteria: Assessment Paper- 50 Points

Adheres to APA formatting, grammar and spelling. Two or more sources cited. Paper addressed assigned topic and headings. Effective transitions throughout the paper. Use of professional social work language. Includes all documents 6+ page (10 points)

Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals and families. Prepare for action with individuals, family, community. Ecomap and genogram are formatted correctly, contain a key and are interpreted/integrated in the report

Summary included on each tool. (20 points)

Apply knowledge of human behavior in the social environment, respond to contexts that shape practice. Make ethical decisions, tolerate ambiguity, and apply ethical reasoning. Client identification and collection of demographics. Able to identify what placement the client at risk from a social justice perspective. (20 points)

Accomplished

Professionally written paper, no violations includes introduction and summary. Clear effective transitions. Is formatted and organized correctly. Sources cited.

Able to apply a strengths perspective, identify patterns, resources using assessment tools. Prioritizes what info is relevant to the assessment (Don’t include everything that happens, summarize the relevant pieces and identify where you got the information (client or collateral). Approaches issues from a critical and balanced perspective, considers and prioritizes key issues. Client analysis includes examples of client behaviors or words that justify any labels or descriptions. Assessment and analysis are contained in the summary section, along with two prioritized goals. Summary includes client’s and social worker’s analysis of the problem. Paper fully and accurately summarizes the information collected in the interview.

Client identification is clear and offers demographics. The descriptive sections are factual. Fully explains the problem as presented by the client and presented by others; thoughtfully considers context of the environment that impacts client, understands influence of history and how it impacts current client functioning. Thoroughly explores intra/interpersonal factors, identifies client support systems. Explains cultural issues, including client values/what’s important to client. Contexts, including geography, race, economic issues, and age related risk factors are addressed. Issues that place client at risk from a social justice perspective. Considers role and audience for the report. Unavailable info is accounted for with questions/back story.

Competent

Professional language-No more than 2 writing violations. Good transitions and format is complete and organized. Sources cited.

Uses professional social work language with little “informal” language. Explores strengths perspective, patterns and resources. The genogram and ecomap are complete and organized but not fully summarized or contain a weak connection in the report. Some info may not flow completely. Small pieces of missing demographics information. Summary inclusive but may miss some analysis. Two goals identified. Summary may not include all information. Paper accurately summarizes the information collected in the interview.

Clear identification of client and demographics. Clearly explains the problem as presented by the client and presented by others; is able to begin to consider context of the environment that impacts client, understands influence of history and how it impacts current client functioning. Fully explores intra/interpersonal factors, identifies client support systems. Begins to explain cultural issues, including client values/what’s important to client. Issue which place the client at risk of social justice may not be inclusive. Contexts, including geography, race, economic issues, and age related risk factors are addressed. Considers role and audience for the report. Unavailable info is partially accounted for with questions and back story is present.

Developing

Professional language weak. Four or less violations. Transitions and focus not clearly maintained, weak format. May have missed headings and sources.

Use of some professional language. Some exploration of strengths perspective, patterns, supports, and resources and assessment using social work tools. Missing analysis of some of the tools, or other issues related to professional assessment. Information is limited, missing or doesn’t flow. Little analysis of client behaviors to justify labels. Pieces of the summary maybe missing, only one goal. Client identification is unclear, missing some demographics.

Client’s identification not fully explored. Begins to explain the problem as presented by the client; is able to recognize context of the environment & impacts the client, beginning understanding influence of history and how it may impact current client functioning. Superficially addresses the issues that place client at risk from a social justice perspective. Explore most intra/interpersonal factors, identifies client support systems but not fully integrated. Begins to explain cultural issues, including client values/what’s important to client. Contexts, including geography, race, economic issues, and age related risk factors are superficially addressed. Does not consider role and audience for the report. Unavailable info is not accounted for.

Does Not meet Minimum Objectives

Five or more violations. Fails to address assignment criteria, lacks consistent or organized format. Lacking professional written language. Didn’t use headings. Poor transitions. No sources cited.

Doesn’t use professional language, uses “street talk”. Unable to apply a strengths perspective, identify patterns, supports, resources and assessment using genogram and ecomap. Doesn’t approaches issues from a critical and balanced perspective, and key issues are not prioritized. Tools analysis is confusing or is missing vital information; missing all or pieces of the summary and goals. Client identification is unclear.

Client identification is unclear and factual information not included. Does not explain the problem as presented by the client; isn’t able to recognize impact of environment on the client, little or no understanding of the influence of history and it’s impacts on client functioning, does not addresses the issues that place client at risk from a social justice perspective. Does not explore intra/interpersonal factors, No explanation of cultural issues or client values. Contexts-geography, race, economic issues, age related risk factors are not addressed. Does not consider role and audience for the report. Unavailable info is not accounted for, no back story.

Video AND Checklist and Reflection: 50 Points

Identify with the social work profession and conducts oneself accordingly. Used social work skills on the checklist to self-reflect and acknowledges areas of strength and improvement.

Accomplished

Competent

Developing

Applies- 30 skills acknowledged missed opportunities

Reflection- 20

Able to critically evaluate interview.