Essential Elements in Social Work Practice Quiz

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<p>The essential elements in social work practice are the client, worker, problem, and process planned change, with the change originating from a decision to make a deliberate effort to improve the system and to obtain the help of an outside agent in making these improvements. The client system is the specific system that is being helped, and the outside agent in planned change is called a 'professional change agent' who works with the particular client system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The phases of planned change are: 1) Client system discovers the need for help, 2) Helping relationship is established and defined, 3) Problem is identified and clarified, 4) Change goals/intention is established, 5) Change effort is attempted, 6) Change is generalized and stabilized, and 7) Helping-relationship ends.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A 'change force' is an aspect of the situation which increases the willingness of the client system to make a proposed change.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A 'resistance force' is an aspect of the situation which reduces the willingness of the client system to change.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The 'professional change agent' is the outside agent who works with a particular client system to facilitate planned change.</p> Signup and view all the answers