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1 The Weaver Family Clarice Fels Department of Social Work, Missouri State University SWK 420: Social Work Practice with Families Professor Natalie Curry December 4th, 2022

2 How will you know when the Weaver family is ready to terminate services? What would you consider to be sufficient progress? When Lila is receiving help from mental health professionals, taking medicines if necessary and the continuation of these services for at least six months. For me to consider closing this case, one of the things that I want to see is Lila going back to taking care of Kaden and Hayley and to being a great parent again. Hayley not missing school anymore, getting better grades, and Hayley not having to be a sister in a mother roll but just a great big sister and best friend to Kaden. Lila will have to have been employed for at least six months. Just the family being a self-sufficient unit and not having to expect the most out of the children and allowing them to grow as children. Provide a summary of the five steps required for successful termination discussed in this week’s reading. Assuming the Weaver family has achieved some of their goals, how could you apply each of those steps during the termination process? 1. Recital - resembling summarization, recital helps the family members by giving them an opportunity to comment on their experience throughout this process with great emphasis on what has changed. Collins, D., Jordan, C., & Coleman, H. (2013) I would talk with Lila, Hayley, and Kaden asking for their comments on their growth and what they think has changed. Lila getting mental health help, holding down a job. Hayley getting better grades and being able to be more of a sister/best friend, rather than a caregiver. Kaden is happy with how things are now because there’s food in the house to eat and mommy plays with him, and it makes him happy. 2. Including awareness of change - Receiving feedback from the family worker’s perspective.

3 I would communicate with the Weavers that I am happy with their progress and how their family has grown and evolved into a healthier environment, no longer a danger to the children due to lack of food or adequate supervision. Letting them know that the hardest part is yet to come, which is maintaining this homeostasis. Adding another person to the equation like Lila had done leaves a huge chance that the relationship will not work out. Therefore, sending Lila into another depression. My advice right now would be for Lila to focus on themselves and not to worry about finding a partner. That this will come in time and while Lila deserves to be happy with a partner, their children’s upbringing being stable is what matters the most right now. 3. Consolidating gains- Helping the family develop strategies for attaining future goals. I would ask what goals Lila has for their future as a family and how to work towards those goals. Lila told me she wants to go to beauty school while continuing to work at her old job while she does so. That is a great goal for her future. 4. Providing feedback to the family social worker- Important to provide formal closure to the intervention by holding a face-to-face meeting. At the last session is normally when this takes place. At the end of our time together, I will ask the family if they have any suggestions on how I could improve. This is where they have the chance to be completely transparent on how they feel about my process and how I handled their case. I let them know that no feedback is too harsh or too honest, I just ask it to be delivered in a calm and normal tone so as not to upset anyone. 5. Preparing the family to handle future problems- Explaining to the family that there will be setbacks, and days where things do not go smoothly. There will be setbacks where you feel like you are taking two steps back.

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4 I would talk to Lila, Kaden, and Hayley, letting them know that no journey is perfect, and they should expect to have some setbacks where you feel like you move one step forward but three steps back. Those are the days where it is okay to cry, to let it out or to take a mental day to yourself. But make sure not to let it turn into a whole depressive episode. What suggestions would you make to the Weaver family to help them maintain positive gains after termination? I would strongly encourage them to have family dinners together, where they talk and vent about their day. They can go around the dinner table and say one negative thing but say two positive things that counteract that negative thing. Lila could start a gratitude journal. If Lila sees herself slipping, to take a day off and focus on self-care or where that negativity is coming from, really looking for what it is that is getting Lila so down. To not be afraid to ask for help, I let them all know that I will be coming back for a visit to check up on them and how things are doing in about two months and if they need anything I am there to help and provide resources.

5 References Collins, D., Jordan, C., & Coleman, H. (2013). An introduction to family social work (4 th edition). Cengage Learning.

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