Social Work Case Study Apa
Throughout this case study I will discuss how and why I would work with Amelia, Olivia and their mother Becky. I will reference law and theory while using knowledge, values and ethics and the skills I have learned to evaluate this family.
By definition, the social work profession, according to the British Association of Social Workers, social work is a profession that, “promotes social change, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being” (BASW, 2016). According to the Knowledge and Skills statement for children and families it is important to “be both authoritative and empathic and work in partnership with children, families and professionals, enabling full participation in assessment, …show more content…
To assess the children I looked at the assessment framework of Children in Need. This framework has three major sections, child’s developmental needs, parenting capacity and family and environmental factors. While this assessment framework from Brammer (2014) has since been updated I believe it is still relevant in this case. This helps break down Amelia and Olivia’s situation into the three main categories that are easier to evaluate. First, the child’s developmental needs such as health, education, emotional and behavioural development and family and social relationships. I have no evidence to support that these children are not getting proper education and they appear to have proper emotional and behavioural development. I would evaluate these children further in my assessment to be sure. However, due to the constant take-out this family seems to be eating and the tired nature of the children it does seem that their health in general needs some additional attention. The next category is the parenting capacity, including basic care, safety, warmth and stability. Becky seems to have the warmth, stability and safety aspects of this down but the basic care for her children needs some assistance. Here I have decided to give her the benefit of the doubt. I see no evidence to suggest otherwise so I believe that she is the best option for the girls at this time. However, because this is unclear I would further evaluate this in my assessment. She needs to learn about the importance of nutrition, everyone does not always have the time to make home cooked food for their families but it is still important that the girls know about proper nutrition. Becky would perhaps benefit from learning about nutrition herself so she is better able to teach her girls about it as well, this could come in the form of a cooking class for
By definition, the social work profession, according to the British Association of Social Workers, social work is a profession that, “promotes social change, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being” (BASW, 2016). According to the Knowledge and Skills statement for children and families it is important to “be both authoritative and empathic and work in partnership with children, families and professionals, enabling full participation in assessment, …show more content…
To assess the children I looked at the assessment framework of Children in Need. This framework has three major sections, child’s developmental needs, parenting capacity and family and environmental factors. While this assessment framework from Brammer (2014) has since been updated I believe it is still relevant in this case. This helps break down Amelia and Olivia’s situation into the three main categories that are easier to evaluate. First, the child’s developmental needs such as health, education, emotional and behavioural development and family and social relationships. I have no evidence to support that these children are not getting proper education and they appear to have proper emotional and behavioural development. I would evaluate these children further in my assessment to be sure. However, due to the constant take-out this family seems to be eating and the tired nature of the children it does seem that their health in general needs some additional attention. The next category is the parenting capacity, including basic care, safety, warmth and stability. Becky seems to have the warmth, stability and safety aspects of this down but the basic care for her children needs some assistance. Here I have decided to give her the benefit of the doubt. I see no evidence to suggest otherwise so I believe that she is the best option for the girls at this time. However, because this is unclear I would further evaluate this in my assessment. She needs to learn about the importance of nutrition, everyone does not always have the time to make home cooked food for their families but it is still important that the girls know about proper nutrition. Becky would perhaps benefit from learning about nutrition herself so she is better able to teach her girls about it as well, this could come in the form of a cooking class for