SWK291: Bachelor or Social Work Assignment, SUSS, Singapore: You are to take on the social worker role, attending to a client facing financial difficulties

Please read the instructions below carefully and answer all the questions that follow.

(a) You are to take on the social worker role, attending to a client facing financial difficulties. Demonstrate how you would conduct the interview with the client. Illustrate how the FIVE (5) skills mentioned below will be used in your interview. You may use the various skills more than once throughout your interview but only label and bold TWO (2) examples PER skill in your transcript, as marks will only be given for these two examples. Note that your transcript should exclude issues relating to suicide, family violence, child abuse, addiction, or mental health issues.
i) use of empathy
ii) clarification
iii) paraphrasing
iv) use of verbal encourager
v) reflection of feelings

(b) Illustrate how you would start your interview with a clear and comprehensive introduction in your transcript.

(c) Demonstrate how you would end your interview with the client by including a clear and comprehensive conclusion in your transcript.

(d) Discuss any ONE (1) strength you notice in your client and describe how you will share this with your client in your transcript.

(e) Briefly outline ONE (1) service you intend to link the client with. Explain in your transcript how this referral would assist the client in relation to the needs identified.

(f) You will be assessed on the overall congruence, flow of your interview, and the use of citations and references using APA style.