PROCESSRECORDING

Student'sName:

JudiBrusseau

FieldPlacement
Site:

YMCAofMetro
Detroit

DateSubmitted:
November1,2014
PleaseusethisformprovidedbytheOfficeofFieldEducationforprocessrecordings.
Anintroductionneedstobeprovidedatthebeginningoftheprocessrecording.Theintroductionincludes:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.

Clientname(useapseudonymandidentifyitassuch)
Ageoftheclient
Marital/Relationshipstatusoftheclient
Occupation/Educationoftheclient
Numberoftimesyouhaveseenclientpriortothissession/contact
Goalsforthesession/contact
Inthebodyoftheprocessrecording:

A.
B.
C.

Dialogueneedstobetheexactdialogueasthestudentremembersit.Itwillreadlikeascriptforaplay.
FeelingsneedtobeyourFEELINGSnotwhatyouTHINKisgoingonwithyourclient.
Analysiswill:
Identifyyourunderstandingofwhatisgoingonwithyourconsumer.
Identifytheskillyouareusinginaparticularresponse.

Explainthereasonforselectingthatskillorinterventionatthatpoint.
Explainwhereyouareheadingwiththisclient.
Selfevaluatetheeffectivenessoftheskillorinterventionused.
Identifywhatmightworkbetterinthefuture,ifthecurrentinterventiondidnotwork.
Includeanythingelseyouthinkmightberelevanttoyourconsumeroryourskilldevelopment.
Attheendoftheprocessrecording,provideanevaluationofyouroverallskillduringthesession.
A.

Howdoyouseeyourselfasbeingeffectiveduringthesession?
Provideanevaluationofyouroverallskillduringthesession.
IutilizedskillsthatIlearnedduringmyinternshipaswellascollectingclientsdataandinterpretthatdata.Ialsodevelopedamutuallyagreedoninterventiongoalandobjectives.
Howdoyouseeyourselfasbeingeffectiveduringthesession?Whatskillswouldyouliketoimprove?
IsawmyselfasbeingeffectivebecauseIdemonstratedskillsthatinvolvedcollectingandinterpretingtheclientsneeds.IwasalsoabletodevelopaplanfromdatathatIcollectedfrommyclient.Afterassessingthedata,I
developedamutuallyagreeduponinterventiongoalandselectedinterventiongoalsthatwereagreeduponbetweenthetwoofus.IwouldliketoworkonnonverbalcommunicationsothatIcanpickupqueuesfromthe
clientandusethatinformationtodevelopbetterskills.
Whatquestionsdoyouhaveforthereadersoyoucanreceivefeedbackonyourskills?(Note:Generalquestionsarenotacceptabletheymustbespecificquestionsandtheymusthavedepth).
IamtryingtogatherinformationfromtheclientandIdonotwanttoasktoomanyquestionsintheprocess.Isitoktoaskquestions?Ifso,howmany?Isthereotherwaystogatherinformation?
Pleaseidentifythetheory/theoreticalperspective(s)orinterventionmodelthatyouusedinyourworkwiththisclient/clientsystem.Inordertodemonstrateyourunderstandingoftheapplicationoftheoryto
socialworkpractice,pleaseidentifyandexplainthespecifictheorybasedinterventionsyouusedwiththeclient/clientsystem.Discusswhyyouusedeachintervention.
OnepracticemodelthatIusedinvolvedproblemsolvingbecauseIassistedmyclientintheproblemsolvingprocess.Ratherthantellingmyclientwhattodo,Iofferedsuggestionsonhowtoapplyaproblemsolvetowork
towardagoalthatbenefitstheclient.Ialsoappliedataskcenteredpractice.Iguidedmyclientsothatshecoulddevelopashorttermtreatmentwhereshecouldestablishsomespecificandmeasurablegoals.

StudentSignature:(Brusseau,Judith):JudiBrusseauNov1,20143:47PM
SupervisorSignature:(MatthewCunningham):
FacultyAdvisorSignature:(StephanieLaughlin):

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Form:4400

Analysis
Identifythe
typeof
responseyou
makeand
yourreason
forselecting
it.Statewhat
youthinkthe
clientis
feelingor
thinking.
Evaluateyour
skills.

SW:GoodAfternoon,my
Iamexcitedtoget
nameisJudiandIamhereto theballrolling.
helpyoutosetsomegoals
foryourfuture.Howdoes
thatsoundtoyou?

Introduction
tobegin
session.

CL:Thatsoundswonderful.
Ihavebeendivorcedfor
about4yearsnowandIhave
beenlivingpaycheckto
paycheck.Imlivinginan
impoverisharea,too.

Itlooksasifmy
clientlikestoget
righttothepoint,
whichIlike.

Usingself
disclosure

SW:Iseethatyouareabit

Ilikefortheclient

Furthering

frustrated.

toseethatIam
response.
sympathetictoher Tuninginto
needsandconcerns. themeaning
oftheclients
struggle.

CL:Well,itisabitdifficult Ifeelbadbecause Identifying

tryingtobringuptwo
shehasaroughlife. client's
childrenandworkanddeal
feelings.
withtheirextracurricular
activities.

SW:Itsoundtomelikeyou
areatapointof
discouragement.Thatiswhy
Iamhere.Thefirstthingwe
aregoingtodoisdevelopa
goal.Iwouldlikeforyouto
thinkofalongtermgoal,
maybeinabout5years.
Wherewouldyouliketobe
in5years?

Iamhopingtoget Redirecting
hertoseethatthere client.To
arepositivesinher stayontask.
lifeandwecan
worktowardthose
positives.

CL:Well,Iwouldreallylike
toownmyownhomebut
thatseemsabsolutely
impossible...

Iamexcitedto
hopefullychange
herconcernswith
this.

Paying
attentionto
clients
feelings.

SW:Iknowthatyouthink
thatowningahomemight

Iamgoingto
encourageherto

Paraphrasing
responseand

notbepossible,butyouwill workongoalsso
besurprisedatsome
shecanachieveher
accomplishmentsthathave dream.
occurredwithmypast
clients.

displayingan
understandin
gofthe
clients
feelings.

CL:(Armscrossed)Really... Theclients
reluctanceto
believemehelps
metotryeven
hardertoworkon
thisgoal.

Searchingfor
themeaning
oftheclients
struggle.

SW:Yes,whatweneedto
doistrytoachievesmaller
goalsthatwilleventually
leadtoabiggergoal.

Bymakingthe
challengessmaller,
itmaybeeasierfor
hertoachieve
smallergoals.

Encouraging
clienttohelp
inspireherto
dowellfor
herselfand
herfamily.

CL:Youreallythinkthat
thiscanwork?

Hercuriosityshows Identifying
methatsheis
client's
interestedinthis
concerns.
concept.

SW:Thatisagoodquestion. Nowweareableto Paraphrasing

Itreallycanwork!Lets
rolloursleevesup client
beginwithyourlongterm
andgettowork!
responseto
goal.WhatIheardwasthat
clarify
youwouldliketoownyour
information.

ownhome,isthatcorrect?

CL:Thatwouldbemylong Herresponseis
Client
termgoal,yes.
creatingagood
elaboration.
rapportbetweenus.

SW:Good.Letstalkabout
somesmallerstepsthatwe
candeveloptoworktoward
reachingthisgoal.For
example,howwouldyou
feelaboutaskingyourboss
foraraise?

Ithinkusingan
exampleisagood
waytogettheidea
across.

Usingan
exampleto
identify
connections.

CL:IguessIcould.Itsure
wouldn'thurt.Or,Icould
lookforanotherjob.

Whenshecomesup
withherownideas,
Igetafeelingof
satisfaction.

Detecting
and
challenging
obstaclesto
work.

SW:Thatissomegreat
thinking!Perhapswecan
workonaresumetogether,
ifyoudonothaveone
already...

Iamhopingthatmy Openended
responsegetsher
responseto
thinking.
encourage
clienttotalk.

CL:Asamatteroffact,Ido Ithinkweareon
nothaveanupdatedresume. therighttrack
Thatwouldbegreatifwe
together.
couldputanewone

Supporting
clientsneeds.

together...

SW:See?Wearealreadyoff Iamhopingthatmy Displaying

toagoodstart!
enthusiasmrubsoff an
onher.
understandin
gofthe
clients
needs.

CL:So,thisisthetypeof
goalthatyouweretalking
about?

Itfeelsgood
Identifying
becausesheis
clients
gettingtheconcept. concerns.

SW:Yes,thisgoalisjust
oneofmanythatwecan
workontogetherinthe
future.Anothersmallergoal
youmaywanttothinkabout
isgoingtoabankand
speakingwithaloanofficer
toseeifyoucanqualifyfora
homemortgage.

Iamhopingthatshe
followsthrough
withsomeofmy
suggestions.

CL:Itsoundsprettyeasyand Iwillneedtocome Itisapparent

thereisnocost?Really?
upwithmore
thatmyclient
approachesthatare has
nocostorlowcost budgeting
duetoherlackof
issues.
income.

Detecting
and
challenging
obstaclesso
clientcan
overcome
them.

SW:Nonewhatsoever.It
soundstomelikeyouhave
tobeverycarefulwhenit
comestospending...

Idonotliketobe
bold,butIneedto
knowwhereshe
standsfinancially.

CL:Yes,sincemydivorce,it Iamhopingthatwe Clienthas

hasbeentoughformeand
cangethermore
identified
mytwokids.
income.
withcause
andeffect.

SW:Ireallyappreciateyour Myclientshonesty Learning

opennessandhonesty.
isveryimportant
valuable
andhelpfulin
detailsabout
reachingthese
myclient.
goals.

ClientName:JaneDoe
(Pseudonym)
Ageoftheclient:32
Marital/Relationship
statusoftheclient:Divorced
Occupation/Education
oftheclient:GED,House
Cleaner
Numberoftimesyou
haveseenclientprior

Marital/Relationshi
p
statusoftheclient:
Divorced
Occupation/Educati
on
oftheclient:GED,
HouseCleaner

Understandin
gtheclients
problemsso
thatIcan
helpinthe
bestway
possible.

Numberof
timesyou
haveseen
clientprior
tothis
session/conta
ct:0
Goalsforthe
session:
Comeup

tothissession/contact:0
Goalsforthesession
/contact:Comeupwithgoals
forclienttoenhanceherand
herfamilieslifestyle.

withgoals
forclientto
enhanceher
andher
families
lifestyle

Anintroductionneedstobeprovidedatthebeginningoftheprocessrecording.Theintroductionincludes:
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.

Clientname(useapseudonymandidentifyitassuch)
Ageoftheclient
Marital/Relationshipstatusoftheclient
Occupation/Educationoftheclient
Numberoftimesyouhaveseenclientpriortothissession/contact
Goalsforthesession/contact
Inthebodyoftheprocessrecording:

D.
E.
F.

Dialogueneedstobetheexactdialogueasthestudentremembersit.Itwillreadlikeascriptforaplay.
FeelingsneedtobeyourFEELINGSnotwhatyouTHINKisgoingonwithyourclient.
Analysiswill:
Identifyyourunderstandingofwhatisgoingonwithyourconsumer.
Identifytheskillyouareusinginaparticularresponse.
Explainthereasonforselectingthatskillorinterventionatthatpoint.
Explainwhereyouareheadingwiththisclient.
Selfevaluatetheeffectivenessoftheskillorinterventionused.
Identifywhatmightworkbetterinthefuture,ifthecurrentinterventiondidnotwork.
Includeanythingelseyouthinkmightberelevanttoyourconsumeroryourskilldevelopment.
Attheendoftheprocessrecording,provideanevaluationofyouroverallskillduringthesession.

B.

Howdoyouseeyourselfasbeingeffectiveduringthesession?