Practicing your social work skills through a role-play scenario is an essential part
of a social work education. This is an opportunity to learn before interacting with
vulnerable clients and unintentionally causing harm. Role-play assists you in
identifying the areas where you are strong, as well as the areas where you might
need improvement.
In this two-part Assignment,
TO PREPARE
Choose a scenario from the list below. Use this scenario to establish the client
system for the role-play. That is, the client in the role-play takes on the role
identified in the scenario.
Client Sara, age 26, is a working mother of three who relies on child support
payments. Child support payments have not been paid, and she is at risk of losing
her job. She is in a tough spot, and she is coming to you for support.
Client Judy, age 76, is being admitted to an inpatient hospice care center. Her son
and grandson are her only family. As a social worker for this family, you must help
the patient and family address end-of-life issues.
Client David, a 12-year-old student in the seventh grade, has come to you as the
school social worker to report a bullying incidence. David has ADHD and struggles
to connect with other student.
Write an Engagement Role-Play, and submit the Engagement Role-Play Report.
The directions for Part 1 of this Assignment are described below.
PART 1:
Write a role-play that demonstrates engagement skills. You take on the role of the
social worker, while a friend, family member, or colleague takes on the role of the
client.
A demonstration of the interaction between you, as the social work intern, and
the client based on the scenario you selected that reflects the Engagement step in
the Generalist Intervention Model. The scene should include the following:
A demonstration of effective attending skills
A discussion of agency services and client expectations
A decision of whether or not the agency and worker can help
An offer of agency and worker services to the client
An orientation for the client to the helping process, including:
A discussion of confidentiality
A discussion of a social work intern’s role
Assignment part one
Note from student. Write an Engagement role play with one of the scenarios
listed below.
Client Judy, age 76, is being admitted to an inpatient hospice care center. Her son
and grandson are her only family. As a social worker for this family, you must help
the patient and family address end-of-life issues.
Client David, a 12-year-old student in the seventh grade, has come to you as the
school social worker to report a bullying incidence. David has ADHD and struggles
to connect with other student.