100654: A Qualitative Examination of Client Participation in Agency-Initiated Services

About the Course:

This study explored the decisions of nonvoluntary clients to accept or decline agency-initiated social services. Five themes across the participant decision-making category emerged: need, fit, efficacy, cost benefit, and choice. Practice implications are discussed with an emphasis on the importance of seeking and respecting clients’ perspectives in the offering of service delivery. COURSE SYLLABUS I. Introduction II. Method III. Results of Data Interpretation IV. Discussion V. Conclusion

Journal/Publisher:

Families in Society (Alliance for Children and Families)

Publication Date:

2003/ Vol. 84, No. 4

Author

Julie Cooper Altman, PhD

About the Author:

Assistant Professor School of Social Work Adelphi University

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for social workers, counselors, psychologists, and other human services and behavioral health professionals who seek knowledge about client participation. It is appropriate for participants with intermediate to advanced levels of knowledge about the topic.

Course Objectives:

1. identify themes associated with client participation in agency-initiated services.

2. describe implications for the practice of service delivery.