Article Critique: Social Work in Canada

As a detox worker, I recognize that clients are accessing the unit come in on a voluntary basis, and we follow the intake process. During this process, we gather relevant information such as substances use history and last date used or this method can be called conducting a psychosocial assessment. This intake process provides workers and nurses critical information in ways to help these individuals become well. From this point, the clients restore to health from five to fifteen days depending on protocols used. Before clients leave, we work on a recovery plan which goes through areas that clients may need assistance in such as a safe place to live or alcohol and drug counseling. This overview of my learning points out the sign as a new social service worker knowing the different steps and approaches to suggest clients valuable help. As the article points out assessment and planning involve the worker using many different skills acquired through learning including validating feelings, interview questioning, paraphrasing, and clarification to name a few.