The document discusses the clientele and audiences of social work. It defines social work and who social workers help. It then discusses the characteristics, needs, and types of clientele which include people struggling with substances, mental health issues, abuse, and other challenges. It also outlines individuals, groups, organizations, and communities as clients of counseling.
The document discusses the clientele and audiences of social work. It defines social work and who social workers help. It then discusses the characteristics, needs, and types of clientele which include people struggling with substances, mental health issues, abuse, and other challenges. It also outlines individuals, groups, organizations, and communities as clients of counseling.
The document discusses the clientele and audiences of social work. It defines social work and who social workers help. It then discusses the characteristics, needs, and types of clientele which include people struggling with substances, mental health issues, abuse, and other challenges. It also outlines individuals, groups, organizations, and communities as clients of counseling.
The document discusses the clientele and audiences of social work. It defines social work and who social workers help. It then discusses the characteristics, needs, and types of clientele which include people struggling with substances, mental health issues, abuse, and other challenges. It also outlines individuals, groups, organizations, and communities as clients of counseling.
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Clientele And
Audience in Social Work Prepared by: Lesson Agenda Introduction Let's Try An overview of what listening is and why it An activity assessing a specific situation and is important in effective communication. identifying what type of listening is being exhibited.
Types of Listening Performance Task
A discussion of appreciative listening, A brief discussion on the performance task empathic listening, comprehensive listening, that will be done collaboratively by the and analytical listening. students. SOCIAL CLIENTELE WORK • is a practice-based • are those that need Let's Try profession that promotes assistance through the social change, services that are development, cohesion offered through social and the empowerment of work. people and communities. A brief discussion on the performance task that will be done collaboratively by the students. More specifically, social workers, according to Gibelman (1995):
`1.EMPOWER people to develop and to optimize their potential to solve and cope with problems
2. Make available to people the resources and services in an effective and human manner More specifically, social workers, according to Gibelman (1995):
`3. Link people with systems that provide them with resources, services and opportunities
4.Contribute to the development and improvement of social policy CHARACTERISTICS
Neurotic Psychotic • are severe mentalLet's Try disorder that • a long term tendency makes people lose touch with to be in a negative reality cause by abnormal emotional state. (Ex. thinking and hallucination. Sad, guilty, worry, • Personality Disorder- it involves a long- A briefterm pattern discussion of task on the performance fear, etc.) that will be done collaboratively by the unhealthy andstudents. inflexible thoughts and behavior. NEEDS OF CLIENTELE AND AUDIENCES Be genuinely engaged in Feel empathy for the therapeutic claims. client.
Have an unconditional Clearly communicate positive regards for the client. this attitude. TYPES OF CLIENTELE AND AUDIENCES 1. People who use drugs
2. People who use
tobacco TYPES OF CLIENTELE AND AUDIENCES 3. People who abuse alcohol
4. Women TYPES OF CLIENTELE AND AUDIENCES 5. Older Adults
6. People with Aids
7. Victims of Abuse 8. Gay men and Lesbian Women THE INDIVIDUAL AS CLIENT OF COUNSELING Most common type of counseling THE INDIVIDUAL AS CLIENT OF COUNSELING
Individual needs capacitation
Includes those who need help in managing a
life changing situation, personal problem or crisis THE GROUP AND ORGANIZATION AS CLIENT OF COUNSELING 01 02 03 Consist of between five to eight people To avoid Cost less Shares loneliness and isolation Experience of the client's problem. THE COMMUNITY AS CLIENT OF COUNSELING
1.Generally conducted to prevent a problem and assist in setting prevention programs in different communities. THE COMMUNITY AS CLIENT OF COUNSELING
2. A form of counseling in which different counselors work with families, individuals, couples and also communities in one or the other way. THE COMMUNITY AS CLIENT OF COUNSELING
3. People are not only
taught what is right and wrong but also how they can live their lives happily and peacefully. CONCLUSION Empathic listening is a dynamic and compassionate process that requires more than just hearing what someone says. By taking the time to listen to them, you are expressing that you care about them and their views and feelings. Thank you for listening!
(Springer International Handbooks of Education 17) Tony Townsend (Auth.), Tony Townsend (Eds.) - International Handbook of School Effectiveness and Improvement-Springer Netherlands (2007)
(Springer International Handbooks of Education 17) Tony Townsend (Auth.), Tony Townsend (Eds.) - International Handbook of School Effectiveness and Improvement-Springer Netherlands (2007)
