Analysis
Social worker: “Good evening, Ms. Concerned for what the I think my introduction was
Williams. I am Kayla Young, and I Introductory. client is dealing with. proficient because I
will be your social worker, what introduced myself as well as
brings you in today?” my occupation.
Client: “Hi um, I just found out I was Introduction Client felt overwhelmed
pregnant, and I just don’t know what response.
to do.”
SW: Ok, thank you. So, you said you Clarification. Open- Sense of trying to I clarified what the client
just found out you were pregnant. ended questions. understand. mentioned before to restart
How did that go for you? and restate why she was
there.
Client: “Um, not good. I love babies,
but this just isn’t the right time. I’m a
senior, about to graduate. I have my
whole life ahead of me, this just
wasn’t the way it was planned.
SW: “so what I’m understanding is Paraphrasing, Make her statement clear, I clarified what she meant
you feel like the baby is interfering clarification, paraphrase what you got by her previous statement,
with your future plans for yourself...” from the message. as well is paraphrased.
SW: Okay, well. How has this come Open- ended Ask questions. I think I did good with
up for your parents or friends, or… question asking this question, so I
could understand more of
Client: Umm, nobody knows but you. Response to the her situation.
This is my first time telling anybody question.
and um I feel like my parents... I feel
like my mom she’ll be understanding
but not so my dad. I feel like he’ll
disown me in a way and I just don’t
want that to happen but that’s just a
chance I could take.
SW: Okay, well have you thought Open- ended Ask questions, build the I feel like I did well on this
about anytime between finding out questions. interactions. question to understand
and now talking to me, how you were where she was mentally
going to tell your mom or were you
coming to for help on how to tell your with telling her parents and
mom friends.
Client: Um, I think I need a little help Response. Stating her concerns.
trying to break it to her.
SW: Okay so like how would you rate Open- ended Asking about her I think I did good trying to
your relationship with your mom. question. relationship with her mom understand again as well,
for better understanding. trying to figure out and put
Client: it’s pretty good, she just wants Response. scenarios and suggestions
me to do well. I feel like she would be together by understanding in
very disappointed and to see her sad, full content how her and her
so I don’t know if it would make me mom’s relationship is.
sad. I think that me telling her and not
hiding it from her would be way better
than me not telling her at all.
SW: Okay, so my suggestion would Giving “advice” to help her I think I did good at the
be that you try to sit down and have a Information giving. figure out a way to approach information giving, but I
casual conversation with her and then the situation. should work on how to say
you know try to ask her how she it better than to seem as if
would feel about if you were pregnant I’m telling her to do
and just go based off her response. something.
Client: Okay.
SW: How is your relationship with the Open-ended Trying to get and I think I did good with this
baby father? question. understanding of their open-ended question, being
relationships. that she has not spoken with
Client: I don’t even know who the Response. them either.
baby father is, like I just don’t know.
SW: okay, so have you thought about Open-ended Feeling concerned on her I gained more information
talking to them potentially, you know question. approach, and her mentality from the client that was
like telling them about the situation or on coming forth about the needed to figure out
did you just want to wait until you situation, solutions to her problem.
were further along?
SW: yeah, I understand where you’re Empathy Feeling sorry, because she is I feel like I showed empathy
coming from with that. in the situation everyone well in this part, because I
wants to avoid. came out and said “I
So, the males, are they attending to Close ended understand”
school? question.
Okay, well this campus actually has a I was happy to provide her I did well on letting my
daycare system that runs with the Information- with this information, with client know about the
parenting so if you did want to go that giving. hopes of staying in school services the campus offered.
route and you did want to keep the and continuing her I gave her proficient
child, I’m not saying you have to but I education. information to help her with
mean if you did take that route we do her situation.
have the daycare that you could send
your child to while you could still go
to school and get your education you Close- ended
know? Would that be something that question.
you are interested in?
SW: so what routes are you planning Open ended Feeling of concerns with her I feel like this is a repeat of
to take? question. future. a previous question, I did
not need this question in the
Client: Ummm, if I were to keep the interview. This was a good
baby I don’t want to quit school and I question, after all to try to
thought about going to a school closer figure out again what the
to home but its like why transfer and client may be planning for
I’m a senior. herself.
SW: okay well right now we have a Information giving. I was confused, because I
program called WIC, that helps you wasn’t expecting that and I I could’ve been more
take care of your baby, so I mean if am not very knowledgeable knowledgeable of this
you go that route I can help you with on that subject. question, so I would be able
that too, I have a colleague that to provide effective
further assist you in that if you needed information.
further help.