Ending Stage In Social Work Essay

Why might endings be difficult in working with clients? Do you think they are difficult for the client, the social worker, or both? Why?

Ending might be difficult when working with a client because there is a termination of a relationship, which can be hard on the client and the social worker, just in different ways. The ending might be hard on a client because they have to cope with whatever problems they have on their own and because they are breaking a schedule in their life which can also be stressful. An ending might be hard for a social worker because they are uncertain about what the client might do, since they are no longer coming to therapy. People’s actions are always unpredictable. All endings, even desire ones or ones we know

are coming, can be hard simply because our society hasn’t really taught us how to deal with endings and goodbye-transitions (Shulman, 2012, p. 222).

What are the stages of the ending phase?

What is the social worker's role in the ending phase?

The stages for the ending phase are denial, anger, mourning, trying it on for size and farwell party syndrome. The social worker role in the ending phase is to allow enough time for the client to understand it is the ending phase, acknowledge the clients anger, talk about the feeling and be careful about the making of the mourning attitude.

What are some potential complications of the ending phase mentioned in the text?

Some complication of the ending phase mention in the text is that the relationship can be ended to early or the client can become angry or sad. I think that it is more likely that the client will become sad, because they have built a strong bond with their therapist.

What are some ethical issues associated in end of life decisions?

Some ethical issues associated in the end of life decision is that the social worker may be catoring to their own needs instead of the clients. Social workers, in general, works on enhancing ones’ life, which might seem counterintuitive to ending it, creating an ethical dilemma (Shulman, 2012, p. 253).

Watch the video and discuss what you think was positive and what was negative about the social workers ending skills with this

client.

I think that the social worker did very good job at ending the therapy with the client. She was concerned about the clients feeling and she set her limitations. The client wanted to continue having a relationship with the therapist, not as a client, but as a friend. Which crosses a boundary, she also slowed the client down and asked her what was going on? When she sensed a problem (2:23).