PROCESS RECORDINGS

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PROCESS RECORDINGS

• PROCESS RECORDINGS ARE A STUDENTS ATTEMPT TO
  CREATE FROM MEMORY A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPTION OF A
  SOCIAL WORK INTERVIEW.

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• Time consuming, labor intensive and sometimes
  frustrating

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But an enlightening and valuable educational
tool.
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The major purposes of process recordings

• To structure thinking about professional practice
• To begin to conceptualize what happens in the
  transactions between the social worker and the
  client systems
• To heighten your awareness of yourself in action
  and as part of the transaction
• To separate facts from judgments

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Requirements

• All students are REQUIRED to complete at least 3
  process recordings per semester for a total of 6
  during the placement year.
• For Foundation students at least ONE of the six
  must reflect an intervention with a group or
  organization (maco system).
• Process Recordings must be submitted with field
  instructors comments by the 5th of the month to
  their faculty liaison.

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OUTLINE FOR PROCESS RECORDING
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• I Client System
• II Presenting Problem
• III Purpose/objective for transaction
  (intake, 3rd
  meeting, etc)
• IV Recording interaction

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University of Maryland School of Social Work
PROCESS RECORDING Student _____W
Bair__________________________ Date _(of
interview)____________________________ Liaison
_______A Elkins_________________ Agency ___PPI
Open Door____________________________________ I.
Client System ____Individual, 28 year old,
white, man________________________________________
___________ II. Presenting Issue (s)
______Homeless____________________________________
______________________________ III. Purpose
Interview/ Observation _____Assess resources,
first interview___________________________________
_______
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• V Skills/Interventions Used
• Open/Closed Probe
• Exploring
• Reflecting (content, feeling)
• Seeking clarification
• Partializing
• Identifying an issue for work
• Identifying action steps
• Confronting
• Reframe
• Reviewing progress

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University of Maryland School of Social Work
PROCESS RECORDING Student _____W
Bair__________________________ Date _(of
interview)____________________________ Liaison
_______A Elkins_________________ Agency ___PPI
Open Door____________________________________ I.
Client System ____Individual, 28 year old,
white, man________________________________________
___________ II. Presenting Issue (s)
______Homeless____________________________________
______________________________ III. Purpose
Interview/ Observation _____Assess resources,
first interview___________________________________
_______
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PROCESS RECORDING
Student ________WBair_________________________
Date ___________________________________________
Client System _____individual___________________
____ Agency______________________________________
_
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• VI Gut Reactions
• Describe your subjective feelings, reactions

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VII Analysis How do you understand the client
systems situation and behavior? Briefly
Characterize your role(s) in the
transaction. Identify any techniques you used.
Were they helpful? Any not helpful? Explain why
you did or did not achieve your objectives.
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University of Maryland School of Social Work
PROCESS RECORDING Student _____W
Bair__________________________ Date _(of
interview)____________________________ Liaison
_______A Elkins_________________ Agency ___PPI
Open Door____________________________________ I.
Client System ____Individual, 28 year old,
white, man________________________________________
___________ II. Presenting Issue (s)
______Homeless____________________________________
______________________________ III. Purpose
Interview/ Observation _____Assess resources,
first interview___________________________________
_______
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PROCESS RECORDING
Student ________WBair_________________________
Date ___________________________________________
Client System _____individual___________________
____ Agency______________________________________
_
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VIII Field Instructors Comments IX
Assessment This assessment is about you! What
did you do well? What did you accomplish? What
social work knowledge, value and skills did you
use? Are there other interventions that may
have been more helpful? What would you do
differently in the future? X Plan for future
action
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PROCESS RECORDING (final page)
Student _____________________________________ Dat
e ___________________________________________ Cl
ient System ________________________________Agenc
y______________________________________________
IX Students Assessment This assessment is
about you! What did you do well? What did you
accomplish? What social work knowledge, value
and skills did you use? Are there other
interventions that may have been more helpful?
What would you do differently in the future? X
Plan for Next Interview
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MACO PROCESS RECORDING
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All process recordings should include (but not
limited to) the following information

• Identify the event, including purpose, time and
  place and who is in attendance (roles)
• A brief description of the event
• Role and tasks of the student
• Feelings and emotions generated by event
• Commentary on and reactions to dynamics of power
  (who has it, how displayed) addressing issues of
  multiculturalism and oppression
• Self-assessment of your performance at event
• Analysis of the event what went well, what
  needed improvement
• Summary of what you learned about your practice
  from this event
• And what the next steps will be