Why Is Advice Giving Important In Social Work

I can competently identify, explain, and provide an example of each of the pitfalls social workers may fall into when conduction an interview in my own practice. Advice giving is when a social worker attempts to tell a client what to do to solve a problem. An example of advice giving is a young client states that he has failed his last four spelling tests at school and the social worker tells the young child to writer his spelling words 10 times each on Monday. Inappropriate use of humor is when a social worker uses humor that is at the client’s expense and can make the client feel belittled, criticized, or mocked. An example includes, a social worker telling a joke about the homeless population sleeping under a bridge to a family that has recently became homeless. Interrupting the client and abrupt transitions is when a social worker asks a question prior to the client being done discussing the topic that is currently being discussed. An example of interrupting the client and abrupt transition is when a client is discussing her duties at work and the social worker asks a questions such as who babysits your children while you’re at work. Inappropriate and irrelevant questions is when the social worker asks the client questions that don’t pertain to the helping process.

There are several evaluation approaches and models that are used in social work practice. There are formal, analytical, and quantitive. The formal and analytical evaluation include standardized assessment tools and software applications that provide statistical outputs. Quantitive approaches rely more on a client’s statements, the experience of the social worker, supervision, and feedback from fellow social workers. I attend individual supervision and group supervision each month and often times consult with more experienced co-workers on a regular basis using a more quantitive