Spring 2023 SOWK 322 Access to Benefits and Quality of Life Examples

A presentation at Heritage University in March 2023 by Jacob Campbell and is tagged with BASW Program, Heritage University, SOWK 322

Spring 2023 Dr. Jacob Campbell, LICSW ACCESS TO SERVICES AND QUALITY OF LIFE EXAMPLES SOWK 322 Week 11 Lecture Video Photo by Joanna Kosinska on Unsplash

WEEK 11 COURSE ASSIGNMENTS Junker’s (2021) video Applying for SSI Read Chapter 12 Assessing Individuals and Communities Review the Disability Evaluation Under Social Security website Watch Discuss Areas of Assessment for Persons with Disabilities SSI Evaluation Process Quality of Life Assessment Discussion Questions Posed in Chapter 12

APPLYING FOR BENEFITS Connecting clients to services, supporting through the process, and completing paperwork

ACCESS TO SERVICES Helping Stay Connected

Community Options Program Entry System (COPES)

Dr. Jacob Campbell

5 slides

Description

Assessment is a core activity we do as social workers. Chapter 12 of Rothman (2018) shares many practical strategies used to assess persons with special needs. The objectives for week 11 are as follows:

Incorporate disability evaluation into social work assessment
Identify significant components of SSI disability evaluation