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Client self-determination and professional intervention: striking a balance

J Rothman1, W Smith, J Nakashima

  • 1School of Public Policy and Social Research, University of California, Los Angeles 90025, USA. jrothman@ucla.edu

Social Work
|July 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Social workers balance practice requirements with client self-determination by using varied directiveness. This study explores the ethical justification and influencing factors behind their diverse practice approaches.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Work Practice
  • Professional Ethics
  • Human Services

Background:

  • Social workers face conflicting demands between outcome-based practice and client self-determination.
  • This tension necessitates a flexible approach to professional directiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To hypothesize that social workers employ a spectrum of practice directiveness.
  • To explore the ethical justification for a diverse repertoire of social work roles.
  • To identify conditional factors influencing practitioner directiveness.

Main Methods:

  • Empirical study to investigate social worker directiveness.
  • Exploration of the continuum of practice directiveness.
  • Analysis of factors influencing practitioner behavior.

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Main Results:

  • Social workers utilize a wide range of directiveness in their practice.
  • Ethical justification exists for varied directiveness modalities.
  • Specific conditional factors influence the degree of directiveness employed.

Conclusions:

  • Social work practice involves a continuum of directiveness, not a binary approach.
  • Ethical practice accommodates diverse directiveness based on situational factors.
  • Understanding these factors is crucial for effective social work training and practice.