BSW3705
Assignment 2 2025
Unique #:
Due Date: July 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
+27 81 278 3372
, INTRODUCTION
This assignment explores the application of the Integrated Social Work Practice
(ISWP) model in responding to complex, real-life social challenges. The ISWP
consists of seven consecutive stages designed to guide social workers in delivering
holistic and client-centred services. Using the first case scenario, the assignment will
demonstrate how each of these stages can be implemented to address the multi-
layered issues faced by a distressed mother and her adolescent son, who is battling
addiction and gang involvement. The intervention plan will reflect how ISWP
integrates traditional methods—casework, group work, and community work—to
promote sustainable solutions. The second part of the assignment addresses a case
involving intimate partner violence (IPV), trauma, and child neglect. It outlines how to
prepare for effective intervention, identify essential multidisciplinary partners, and
practically engage with the client. Legal and ethical dilemmas around confidentiality
and mandatory reporting will also be critically examined, supported by relevant
references and social work theories.
QUESTION 1
1.1. Intervention Using the Seven Stages of ISWP
As a social worker applying the Integrated Social Work Practice (ISWP) model to this
complex case, I would follow the seven consecutive stages outlined by Kirst-Ashman
(2017) to ensure holistic and flexible intervention across micro, mezzo, and macro
levels:
1. Engagement Stage:
The first step would be to build a trusting relationship with the mother and her
son. Active listening, empathy, and culturally sensitive micro-skills would be
used to reduce their anxiety and encourage open communication.
Establishing a working agreement on the goals of the intervention is vital
(Kirst-Ashman, 2017).
2. Assessment:
Varsity Cube 2025 +27 81 278 3372
Assignment 2 2025
Unique #:
Due Date: July 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
+27 81 278 3372
, INTRODUCTION
This assignment explores the application of the Integrated Social Work Practice
(ISWP) model in responding to complex, real-life social challenges. The ISWP
consists of seven consecutive stages designed to guide social workers in delivering
holistic and client-centred services. Using the first case scenario, the assignment will
demonstrate how each of these stages can be implemented to address the multi-
layered issues faced by a distressed mother and her adolescent son, who is battling
addiction and gang involvement. The intervention plan will reflect how ISWP
integrates traditional methods—casework, group work, and community work—to
promote sustainable solutions. The second part of the assignment addresses a case
involving intimate partner violence (IPV), trauma, and child neglect. It outlines how to
prepare for effective intervention, identify essential multidisciplinary partners, and
practically engage with the client. Legal and ethical dilemmas around confidentiality
and mandatory reporting will also be critically examined, supported by relevant
references and social work theories.
QUESTION 1
1.1. Intervention Using the Seven Stages of ISWP
As a social worker applying the Integrated Social Work Practice (ISWP) model to this
complex case, I would follow the seven consecutive stages outlined by Kirst-Ashman
(2017) to ensure holistic and flexible intervention across micro, mezzo, and macro
levels:
1. Engagement Stage:
The first step would be to build a trusting relationship with the mother and her
son. Active listening, empathy, and culturally sensitive micro-skills would be
used to reduce their anxiety and encourage open communication.
Establishing a working agreement on the goals of the intervention is vital
(Kirst-Ashman, 2017).
2. Assessment:
Varsity Cube 2025 +27 81 278 3372
