Clinical social workers use assessment as an ongoing process with client participation. The purpose is to understand people in relation to their environment through planning, improving and changing. Professionals learn to develop an understanding of particular social problems, kinds of solutions and possible consequences. Most social workers define assessment in relation to the five stages of framework. Which of the following demonstrates this theory?
  1. Data collection, utilizing the data, environmental behavior, outcome, and consequence
  2. Planning, weighing the data, utilizing the analysis, emotional outcome, and consequence
  3. Preparation, data collection, weighing the data, analyzing the data, and utilizing the analysis
  4. Constructing data analysis, planning, analyzing the data, behavior modification, and empowerment
Explanation
Answer: C - The five stages of assessment framework include preparation, data collection, weighing the data, analyzing the data, and utilizing the data. The first stage is important for determining what data will be relevant and what the limits are on task. As the data is collected, weighed and analyzed, it comes down to the final stage of judgment by the clinical social worker.
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