Strength based practice

Strength based practice: First part; Post our description of how micro-, mezzo-, or macro-levels of practice aid social workers in assessing families. Assess Paula Cortez’s situation using all three of these levels of practice and identify two strengths and/or solutions in each of these levels.

Describe the value in strength-based solutions.

Reference;

Holosko, M. J., Dulmus, C. N., & Sowers, K. M. (2013). Social work practice with individuals and families: Evidence-informed assessments and interventions. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Chapter 9, “Assessment of Families” (pp. 237–264)

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. (Eds.). (2013). Sessions case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing.

“The Cortez Family” (pp. 23–25)

Smokowski, P. R., Rose, R., & Bacallao, M. L. (2008). Acculturation and Latino family processes: How cultural involvement, biculturalism, and acculturation gaps influence family dynamics. Family Relations, 57(3), 295–308.

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According to Holosko, Dulmus, & Sowers (2013), social workers play an essential role in making the community and individual lives better. Social workers operate at different levels with a collective goal of creating a positive difference in the society. The micro level of social work is the most common, and it involves interacting with people and families directly. When assessing families, this level allows social workers to engage family members by granting them personal contact with them. The Mezzo level of social work involves interaction with medium-sized institutions such as neighborhoods…

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