Social Work Issues: Solution Focused Therapy Approach

Social Work Issues Social work student intern utilized the solution focused therapy approach to reach Mr. Jeremy Burke’s short term goal(s). Jeremy wants to breathe freely and decrease anxiety symptoms. Solution focused therapy helps Jeremy and social worker to address exactly what he wants, not what the social worker thinks is best. Allowing the social worker and Jeremy to build a stronger therapeutic alliance, in turn helping the client set achievable goals. Goal setting sets the pace to write out an action plan for change. Jeremy sets the pace to work on the issues within the case and receives support to obtain the necessary assistance to facilitate his breathing capacity to improve physical functioning, lead a better quality of life and

MSW student intern utilized the evidence-based Bridge model to follow-up with Jeremy. Bride model is an in the home model utilized as a post discharge intervention designed to develop patient and family skills for self-care, self-monitoring of changes in condition, medication tracking, and connecting with community resources needed to recuperate safely at home. Bridge model empowers Jeremy to actively participate in optimal post discharge health outcomes and equips him with the self-management skills to better face future health challenges. Upon Jeremy’s completion of the Bridge model, he will significantly less likely be re-admitted to the hospital. The Bridge Model is the first and only social work based approach to transitional care, for patients who refuse the home visits characteristic of the Coleman Care Transitions Intervention or reside outside of the discharging hospital’s service area, the Rush University Bridge telephone social work intervention is effective. Bridge Coaches provide transitional support through intensive care coordination that starts in the hospital

Jeremy Burke will benefit from establishing rapport in the therapeutic process, allowing him to become comfortable with open dialogue prior to conducting the clinical interview. The tools to be utilized in meeting his needs are the Beck’s Depression and Anxiety Inventory. The objectives of the intervention are to motivate him toward treatment as assist with managing depression and anxiety. Breathing exercises to reduce pulmonary distress and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to improve any cognitive distortions. During the therapeutic process, it is recommended that Jeremy and the social worker include a 30 day post-termination follow-up session as an important method in ensuring a successful termination and change maintenance (Hepworth, Rooney, Rooney Dewberry, & Gottfried-Strom, 2013). The session will help both Jeremy and social worker through continued growth after the termination and follow-up session, providing an opportunity for the social worker to acknowledge such gains and encourage him to continue his efforts (Hepworth, Rooney, Rooney Dewberry, & Gottfried-Strom, 2013).
Policy
Community Care Transition Program (CCTP), created by Section 3026 of the Affordable Care Act, examines models for developing care transitions from the hospital to other settings and reducing readmissions for high-risk Medicare beneficiaries. The goals of the CCTP are to better the transitions of beneficiaries from the inpatient hospital setting to other care settings, to improve quality of