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Components of the casework method are all equally essential to the functioning and success for helping clients. it is important as human service workers to understand the client, the client’s personality, client’s communication patterns, and the problem the client will bring to the worker’s attention. This chapter will help the worker to be introspective of their responsibilities in the casework process to uphold a professional demeanor as well as be compassionate to the client during the helping process. Last, this chapter will touch on the agency, its responsibility to provide proficient services and be a support to the worker in order to deliver the best help possible.
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Johnson, E.J., Huggins, C.L. (2019). Components of the Social Casework Method. In: Social Casework Methodology: A Skills Handbook for the Caribbean Human Services Worker. SpringerBriefs in Social Work. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27319-4_6
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