final paper for a social work course Social Sciences Term Paper

this is a final paper for a social work course
this course is a practice course, in which the students go to field as interns and learn in class as well as in where they work.
I was assigned to SMHC, which stands for shanghai mental health center. I interned here for the whole semester（14 weeks）
I did mainly administrative works (files) and also participated in group therapy.
there were 5 weeks in which we go to a community center in Putuo district, Shanghai city to do a group therapy. I was mainly observing while my field instructor Mr. Shen was running the therapy session.
I uploaded notes from each group therapy session, in this paper, use the knowledge and material we learned this semester (which can be found in the syllabus) to analyze SMHC and the group therapy.
I also upload more detailed requirement of the paper from the professor.

1 Integrated Final Practice I Engagement, Assessment with Clients and Organizations Recommended due date: 12/18/2020 Length: 10-12 pages The final assignment for this semester is designed to demonstrate your understanding and application of multi-level (with clients – individuals, families, groups, communities – and your field placement organization) engagement and assessment skills discussed in class to help you integrate relevant literature and learning in your practice. Use brief segments from your process recordings to illustrate your work and integrate six to eight (6-8) readings from the Practice I syllabus/bibliography. Please feel free to use other citations/sources, in addition, if you choose, from other classes and/or your own research. The Assignment has three parts (see below). Make sure you answer all of the following questions: Part One: Introduction 1. Select a case from your current field placement. The case can be an individual client, a family, a group, organization, or community. Briefly introduce the case by describing its demographic characteristics, the reasons for contact, presenting problems/ concerns, and relevant background information (more detailed info will be presented later). Describe how these characteristics influenced your initial interactions with the client. 2. Briefly describe the agency and community context in which you are working. Discuss how your agency’s mission, policies, procedures, and programs fit with this client or group’s concerns/needs. If you are presenting an individual client, answer 3A; If presenting a family, group, or community, answer 3B: 3A. Describe the client in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, social class, sexual orientation, and physical or mental ability. Formulate a concise biopsychosocial assessment including the client’s ego strengths and challenges, defenses and coping mechanisms, developmental concerns, and the impact of his/ her cultural background, social environment, and access to resources on his/her current functioning and presenting problem. What strengths or resources does this client have that will help in resolving the presenting problem? 3B. Describe the family or group or community in terms of ages, genders, ethnicities, races, religions, social classes, sexual orientations, and physical or mental abilities. Assess the family, group, or community using family systems, group, organizational, or community assessment tools described in readings and in class. For families: describe family processes (i.e., structure, cohesion, adaptability, 2 communication, etc.), the “identified patient”, how family members define the problem, other involved systems, and the family’s efforts to regain homeostasis. What external/internal challenges does this family system face that creates barriers to change? What strengths, opportunities and resources do they have that might facilitate change? For organizations, groups, or communities: describe the macro environment in which they exist, the nature of the problem/focus, group purpose/task environment, key stakeholders, and what external/internal challenges does this system face that creates barriers to change? What strengths, opportunities and resources do they have that might facilitate change? Part Two: Engagement and Assessment 4. Provide a concise case formulation, e.g. how do you understand the problem and what contributes to the problem (within both the person and the environment) and what strengths/resources will be useful (individual, family, environmental) to improve/resolve the situation/problem. The case formulation should be your synthesis of the assessment information, including your own thinking re: hypotheses about what contributes to the problem(s) and solution(s). [This discussion can be combined with your answer to question #3]. 5. List the goals that you negotiated with this client, family, or group or system. If your goals were different from the client’s goals, how did you resolve this situation? How reasonable were these goals, and how well do they reflect the needs of the client at this time? Illustrate with brief process recordings. 6. Describe your beginning work with the client system. Identify and give examples of specific engagement and assessment techniques you used to develop rapport and conduct your beginning assessment. Illustrate with brief process recording. 7. Evaluate your clinical practice with this client system thus far in terms of progress toward goals and the quality of the relationship. What did you do well and what would (or will) you do differently with this client system if you could? Did you talk about this case in supervision with your field instructor? If so, was it helpful? Part Three: Organizational Context for Practice 8. To what extent, if any, was your work with the client system affected by agency function, structure or policies? To what extent was the work affected by environmental fit or by public policy or community resources? 9. Agency Assessment a. Provide a critical assessment and summary of the nature of the agency in which you are placed and identify the need for a change that would have supported your client and practice more fully. This could be either an area that would enhance the service delivery to your client or a gap in the current services. Make sure to include the following: i. The duration of the problem ii. Previous efforts taken by others to initiate change or growth in the identified area iii. Outcome of previous efforts b. Describe the method(s) you used to conduct the needs assessment (observation, interviews, focus groups, surveys). Include a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of this approach. 10. Agency Change Project 3 a. Describe the proposed change to enhance the current service delivery or to address the gap in services that you have identified. Include a detailed timeline that will demonstrate how and when you will conduct the following: i. Planning ii. Implementation iii. Evaluation iv. Plan for your project sustainability (after you leave) b. Describe the social work role(s) needed to implement the project (e.g., advocate, program developer mediator, collaborator, etc) c. Identify existing and potential resources needed for your project d. Identify key stakeholders whose influence will impact on the proposed project and whose input, approval and/or support are important for the project’s success (they may include clients or potential clients, program or agency staff, key community leaders, state officials, etc.) e. Describe and reflect upon your efforts to engage and elicit support from these stakeholders (include ways in which they were involved in the planning and decision making process) NOTE: All papers must be typed and must conform to APA style formatting. Assignments will be graded with attention to clarity of exposition, mastery of the material, accuracy of information, correct spelling, grammar, and use of APA style. To receive full credit, all work must be submitted in class on the due date. LATE PAPERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH THE INSTRUCTOR.