EVIDENCE INFORMED REPORT 1
Evidence Informed Report
Name
Course
Instructor
Date
, Social work is concerned with the well-being of people and their environments.
Throughout the MWS program, I have learned multiple approaches for solving social problems.
Other than the theoretical aspect of social work, the MWS program has exposed me to real-life
scenarios that require the application of social work knowledge. According to Healy (2022),
social work requires a good understanding of the human context, developing a practice
framework to solve the social problem, and adhering to ethical and legal considerations. During
my placement, I was privileged to work with the Hope team and interact with a patient with
suicidal ideation at St. Vincent Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. According to Dickson et al.
(2019), suicidal ideation is a significant social problem in Australia, especially among the
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander population, affecting nearly 12% of every 100,000
people annually. Other than its immediate effect on individuals, the impact of suicide is spread
across families and communities. Therefore, this reflective paper describes the suicidal ideation
case, the assessment and practice interventions for suicidal ideation, and the integration of the
intervention into my MWS program.
Scenario and Professional Issue
The suicidal ideation case came from a patient named Saeid, a 40-year-old guy of Iranian
descent who arrived in Australia as a refugee in 2013. He lives in Abbotsford with his parents.
He has been working with his TAC-funded pain treatment team for many months and lately
reported an increase in suicide ideation as well as occasional command hallucinations begging
him to terminate his life. He self-reported an increase in suicidal thoughts as well as recent
attempts to kill himself in the bathtub by placing a plastic bag over his head. These were in
relation to the persistent pain he has been enduring after a serious vehicle accident in April 2021.
His Pain Management Service psychologist advised him to present himself to the RMH ED,
Evidence Informed Report
Name
Course
Instructor
Date
, Social work is concerned with the well-being of people and their environments.
Throughout the MWS program, I have learned multiple approaches for solving social problems.
Other than the theoretical aspect of social work, the MWS program has exposed me to real-life
scenarios that require the application of social work knowledge. According to Healy (2022),
social work requires a good understanding of the human context, developing a practice
framework to solve the social problem, and adhering to ethical and legal considerations. During
my placement, I was privileged to work with the Hope team and interact with a patient with
suicidal ideation at St. Vincent Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. According to Dickson et al.
(2019), suicidal ideation is a significant social problem in Australia, especially among the
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander population, affecting nearly 12% of every 100,000
people annually. Other than its immediate effect on individuals, the impact of suicide is spread
across families and communities. Therefore, this reflective paper describes the suicidal ideation
case, the assessment and practice interventions for suicidal ideation, and the integration of the
intervention into my MWS program.
Scenario and Professional Issue
The suicidal ideation case came from a patient named Saeid, a 40-year-old guy of Iranian
descent who arrived in Australia as a refugee in 2013. He lives in Abbotsford with his parents.
He has been working with his TAC-funded pain treatment team for many months and lately
reported an increase in suicide ideation as well as occasional command hallucinations begging
him to terminate his life. He self-reported an increase in suicidal thoughts as well as recent
attempts to kill himself in the bathtub by placing a plastic bag over his head. These were in
relation to the persistent pain he has been enduring after a serious vehicle accident in April 2021.
His Pain Management Service psychologist advised him to present himself to the RMH ED,
