This programme is designed for social workers, and covers the processes and requirements of producing a psychosocial assessment that can be used in court, and to guide the interventions provided to a client.
Participants who complete this training are able to:
Understand what a psychosocial assessment is
Understand how psychosocial assessments are used for social work practice
Identify appropriate assessment tools, such as a genogram and ecomap
Identify appropriate assessment skills
Understand that is required when preparing for an assessment
Personal preparation
Practical preparation
Theoretical preparation
Identify the information that an assessment needs to explore and analyse
Basic client information
Narrative information overview
Home and environment
Education and employment
Activities and peers
Development & functioning
Strengths and resources
The key presenting problem/s
Understand how to screen for:
Risky behaviour overview
General risk taking
Eating disorders
Depression
Understand the components of analysing and evaluating the data
Processing the Data
How to write a Psychosocial Assessment Report
Completion Requirements: Participants must complete assignments and pass an exam with at least 80%.The programme costs R500 with a 90 day access license. You must complete the programme in 90 days.