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Advanced Generalist Social Work Practice

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that address "multiple levels of system related to their client concerns" (Hepworth, et al, 2010, p. 23). Their client systems range from micro systems, that is, "individuals, couples, families  and groups," to macro system, such as institutions and organizations (Hepworth, et al, 2010, pp. 23-24). In working with clients at the micro level, there are four primary approaches that  can be utilized for implementing planned change. These are "The Task-Centered System; Crisis Intervention; Cognitive Restructuring and Solution-Focused" (Hepworth, et al, 2010, p. 355). These four approaches are each  consistent with a "systematic generalist-eclectic practice," as described by Coady and Lehmann in their 2008 text, which emphasizes a "personal and environment focus that is informed by ecological theory" and  the need to establish a "positive helping relationship" that incorporates "holistic multilevel assessment" (Hepworth, et al, 2010, p. 355). Traditionally, social workers have utilized the "ecological, person-in-environment perspective" in regards  to assessment, which is basically a "social diagnosis" that considers only the client system and environment in order to formulate interventions (Derezotes, 2000, p. 3). However, by taking an ecological  perspective on assessment, the social worker takes a broader perspective that also considers the "strengths and weaknesses (limitations or vulnerabilities) of the client system and its environment" (Derezotes, 2000, p.  3). In regards to the change process itself, Kurt Lewin, in his pioneering work on this topic in the 1950s, has pointed out that change involves three distinct steps,  which are "unfreezing, changing and then refreezing" (Reinardy and Zoff, 2006, p. 1033). "Unfreezing" refers to the fact that detrimental habits and behaviors within the individuals status quo must be  recognized as such and targeted for eradication and change. "Changing" refers to the steps necessary to accomplish this task and "refreezing" refers to establishing new behaviors and as the new