Role Theory Presentation

Role Theory

PRESENTATION

Ella Schultz

Case Study

Presenting Problems

Alchoholism

Education

Abuse

Homelessness

Charges

Ella's grades begin to slip and her father's becomes abusive toward her

Ella's father develops an addiction and begins abusing mother

Ella is abused by her father and her mother is complacent

Ella runs away from home to escape the abuse

Ella engages in illegal behavior to survive

(Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2017)

Ella's Assumed Roles

(Turner, 2017)

Homelessness Analysis

(Fellin & Brown, 1989; Turner, 2017)

Clincian's Roles

Mediator

Case-Manager

Counselor

(Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2017; Turner, 2017)

The clinician's roles and how this impacts the professional relathionship.

As a Counselor, the social worker helps the client express their needs and develop coping skills. In addition, Case managment will help Ella through her complex situation by getting the services she needs. Lastly, as a Mediator, the clinician can resolve disputes and facilitate compromise between conflicting parties

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(Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2017)

Assessment Questions

03 Mediator

01 Counselor

02 Case Manager

"What do you think you are still needing from your mother as her daughter? How can you give yourself what you're needing if she can't?"

"If you had a magic wand and could make everything completely perfect, what would that look like? What roles would you not have to play anymore?"

"What roles do you feel are your strongest? Describe an instance where you’ve used them."

(Turner, 2017)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy [CBT]

CBT is based on changing problematic thoughts that impact or cause undesireable behavior.CBT applied through Role Theory, changes problematic thoughts and behavior to supplant dysfunctional roles with new and functional ones

Task-Centered Intervention

Task-centered interventions seek to break down key goals into manageable tasks for completionTaske-centered interventions through Role Theory, focus on manageable tasks for resolving role conflicts and skill-building in healthier and functional roles

(Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2017; Turner, 2017; Wang et al., 2019)

Role Theory Strengths

Clarity

Identity

Conflict

For confusing circumstances

Identify & resolve key areas of conflict

Facilitate identity development & understanding

(Turner, 2017)

Role Theory Criticisms and Practice Barriers

Concrete

Human Agency

Role theory attempts to make abstract concepts concrete; potential for stereotypes

Role theory fails to acknowledge the creative nature and elaborate ways people live their lives

As with any theoretcial framework clinicians apply to practice, we must consider how the lens changes the picture both positively and negatively

Social Conformity

Segmentation

Role theory tends to segment roles and human activity that is typcially enfolded

Role theory tends to encourage social conformity with preconcieved constructs

(Jackson, 1998)

References

Social Work Treatment

Turner, F. J. (2017, April 20). Social Work Treatment: Interlocking Theoretical Approaches (6th ed.). Oxford University Press.

Application of homelessness...

Fellin, P., & Brown, K. S. (1989). Application of homelessness to teaching social work foundation content. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 3(1), 17-33.

The impact of interventions...

Wang, J. Z., Mott, S., Magwood, O., Mathew, C., Mclellan, A., Kpade, V., ... & Andermann, A. (2019). The impact of interventions for youth experiencing homelessness on housing, mental health, substance use, and family cohesion: a systematic review. BMC public health, 19(1), 1-22.

Contemporary criticisms of role theory

Jackson, J. (1998). Contemporary criticisms of role theory. Journal of Occupational Science, 5(2), 49-55.

Understanding Generalist Practice

Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hull, G. J. H. (2017). Empowerment Series: Understanding Generalist Practice (8th ed.). Cengage Learning.

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