All the parts make the whole: using the relational worldview to develop holistic practice

Graduation Date

2013

Document Type

Project

Program

Other

Program

Project (M.S.W.)--Humboldt State University, Social Work, 2013

Committee Chair Name

Michael Balliro

Committee Chair Affiliation

HSU Faculty or Staff

Keywords

client-centered, Humboldt State University -- Projects -- Social Work, culturally sensitive, Cultural appropriateness, Client-centered, Relational worldview, Relational Worldview, Clinical approach, mental health, Assessment, clinical approach, cultural appropriateness, Mental health, American Indian, assessment, Culturally sensitive

Abstract

Client assessments are a necessary part of the therapeutic relationship. The requirements for Medi-Cal billing and opening a client to services result in mandated forms that seem counter-intuitive to a strengths-based, client focused approach. Adapting Terry Cross's Relational Worldview Model to the standardized required assessments used by Humboldt County Mental Health may serve to not only as a means of deepening cultural appropriateness for American Indian clients, but widen the breadth of client-focused services for the local mentally ill population as well. More importantly, this adaptation of a relational approach may be readily implemented by individual clinicians into their standard assessment process.

https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/7w62fb741

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