SWK401 Social Work Practice I : Social Groupwork and Family Intervention, Singapore

Assignment Details:

Question 1

Apply family life cycle theory to a family that you know well. Interview a family unit, comprising at least 2 persons. Apply the theory and explain the stressors and challenges/problems faced? Cite at least three examples of application of the theory to illustrate your understanding of how the theory is applicable in the local context. Explain the second order change required for the family in order that the family can transit well through this life stage. (30 marks)

Question 2

Interview and assess the family through a structured questionnaire translated through the bio-psycho-social-spiritual model. The objective is for you to understand the impact of these 4 dimensions on individual family members and the family as a whole and identify resilience in the family. (40 marks)

Question 3

Reflect on your engagement skills throughout the interview with the family in terms of rapport, interview structure, clarity of questions and how questions are put across. (20 marks)

Question 4

Attach a genogram of the family interviewed with symbols and/ or descriptions to indicate family dynamic pattern, living arrangement, descriptors of individual members. Also attach a list of questions used for Question 2. Next to each question, state the theory/ model/checklist/ consideration for the question. (10 marks)