This week in the field I completed another home visit with my supervisor; checking the needs of a client who is attending college and working part-time. During this home visit, the client informed my supervisor, Vanessa, they needed funds to buy books and transportation. Therefore, I was able to practice competency skill 9 by observing how Vanessa proactively presented her client’s needs. To meet the needs of this client, Vanessa sat down with the client and discussed how she would be able to help them with these needs; explaining her limitations as to what she could provide. After talking with the client, Vanessa was able to contact different agencies and contact people that would assist the client in getting the car they will need in order to commute between school, work, and home. Also, Vanessa was able to help the client with school materials for their college courses. This is that the student informed Vanessa they were behind in classes because they were not able to obtain a student ID; limiting their access to the school bookstore and school networks. Therefore, …show more content…
This is a reference document to have clients evaluated and diagnosed. Therefore, I was able to practice competency skill 10 through this activity. By contacting different agencies that perform client evaluations and diagnoses, I was able to learn about their intake processes. It is important to do so I will be able to help Vanessa refer clients smoothly when she is required to have a client evaluated. This skill states that professional social workers should be able to implement prevention interventions that are informed by evaluations. Therefore, it is important for DSS workers to have these evaluations so they are able to place children in appropriate schools and foster homes etc. These diagnoses and evaluations are the keys to providing clients with the best services in order to assist them in their