First Phase of Treatment

When talking about the first phrase of treatment we tend to discuss the interview process. What is said during the interview and how it is said depends on the client and most of all the social worker. The social worker has to be able to run the show, but give the client the spot light in order to tell their story. As the interview continues the worker and client are faced with barriers they have to overcome in order to reach a goal made by the client. The interview provides the social worker with information they can use in order to make an assessment. The first phrase of treatment is the interview. This is a very important to start an interview right because it depicts how the rest of the interview and treatment will go. It is up to the social worker to make the interview successful, by being precise in what they say and have some idea of what you need to accomplish. The purpose of a particular interview is determined by the step or phrase of the Problem solving model the social worker is trying to implement. Establishing rapport with the client is the most important skill when interviewing. Building a relationship between the social worker and the client sets the tone and predicts the success of the client. In order to build rapport with the client the work has to show that they are an active listener. If the client gets the feeling that you are not attentive to their feelings. When the client has trust in the worker, their ability to open increases.