Week of march 17

Things seem to continue to progress well at T.A.S. There are a number of things I was able to do last week. On Monday evening I was able to sit down a with a couple of clients and do an assessment of their needs. There is an assessment form that T.A.S uses to gain a better understanding of where the client is at. The client I was working with is a client the MSW works with in the evening. I was doing the assessment to better understand where he has come and what some interventions that have not been done yet may better help him. After doing the assessment, I talked with the MSW and she agreed with the assessment of the client. One of the interventions that may be helpful for this client could be some type of group to help him better react in social settings. However, this is attainable at the present time due to time constraint currently on the family.

Tuesday I visited two clients I have been working with in the evening in their respected school. This was interesting because it was my first time doing the case management part by myself. It was a good learning experience for me. I was able to talk with a couple of school administrators that come in contact with the student, and they were able to give me some insight on how the clients were doing in school.

On Wednesday, I was able to lead group for both the boys group and the girls group. Surprisingly the girls group went the best. We discussed domestic violence. Some of the girls expressed stories of what they had witnessed with it dealt with domestic violence. We then discussed the power and control wheel and how it related to them. This proved to be a very good time of discussion.

Integration question:

HBSE: How might your assessment of a client differ from that of another person on your team, such as a nurse, doctor, or teacher?

Looking at this question, I believe my assessment of a client would differ than that of another person, such as a nurse or doctor because they would be looking at the client from a medical perspective. My perspective of the client is looked at from a social content. As a doctor works with a client, he/she would be working on the medical diagnosis, while I would be working with not only the client, but also the clients system.

When looking at how the I would assess the client compared to the teacher, it has been interesting to work with the kids that I have worked with. The teachers job, primarily is to teach a child information. Some teachers go out of their way to for relationships with their students and better understand what is going on at home, but for the most part, they are more worried about teaching material. Myself on the other hand am concerned about the interaction of the client with the teacher, his/peers, and how they process information on a social level. Looking at where I am at in the agency, it has been interesting to see how the kids process school and what their role is. I have been primarily working with kids in an "educational setting", so to see how the kids interact with the "educational" piece has been interesting. Also, the teacher does not get involved with the student in a cognitive way, but my role has been to work with the kids in the group setting to help them better understand the cognitive decisions they make on daily basis.

Hours last week: 18
Hours total: 169