ASW1001 Introduction To Social Work

Modernist theory cognitive

This approach involves social workers in a particular hospital setting in  teaching new approaches important in the effective management of thoughts and emotions to reduce anxiety related disorders during pregnancy.This enables them to solve their personal and social challenges. Their behaviour is modified making them interact freely with each other and accept their social ability both on personal and communal grounds.

The medical team practitioners and social workers work together directly and closely to help women in the society to change their behaviours and reduce anxiety. They help them appreciate their situation and role in the society as they  are fully aware that women have maximum risks for development of various symptoms of anxiety and depression during pregnancy (Banks 2012,p.54).However, the pregnant women have rare equal chances of the developing the anxiety disorders during that particular period. In February 2015 various researcher institutions critically assessed the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy and other modern feminist therapeutic approaches as a vital treatment for pregnancy related anxiety disorder. According to significant results, proper use of the cognitive behavioural approach can substantially decrease the negative effects or impacts of the anxiety disorder in pregnant women and also the impacts of depression. The social work professionals create awareness and educate women in giving them knowledge on how to work directly with others to interact and reduce anxiety. They are thus able to create social policies that enhance community growth and initiate social change on a larger scale.

The CBT model is aimed improving the mental health of families and groups in the society .It mainly focuses on problematic and rapidly changing cognitive distortions like attitudes, behaviours beliefs in overall improvement of emotional regulation. It enables the patient to develop personal coping strategic approaches to solve the anxiety problem at hand. This model is a clear combination of behavioural and cognitive psychological principles .As a first’s wave therapy it is basically problem focused and action oriented (Garbarino 2017, p.11).

Typically the anxiety disorders are conditions that involve broad dysfunctional levels of fear and increased social anxiety disorder in women. 

Fig 1.1 Working process to solve behaviour and personal challenges of individuals in the society

Professional therapist’s plays a key role in assisting the patients to find and practice based on the key belief that distorting thoughts and acquiring adaptive behaviours contribute highly in developing and maintaining psychological anxiety behaviours. It leads in improvements of significant social and community behaviour. They lower the symptoms and associated distress by teaching new coping techniques or mechanism and by also enabling the pregnant women learn new information-processing skills. That work of distributing such information in the community enhances social and world change.

Fig 1.2 Role of social work in the society

The mainstream CBT modernist theory helps the pregnant women to replace with non-coping skills, emotions and behavioural characteristics with the most adaptive mechanisms. This is done by constantly challenging the patient ‘thinking and their reaction manner with certain habitual behaviours during pregnancy (Houston 2010, p.74).It enables the pregnant women to develop significant behavioural elements for example exposure and skills training in order to handle the anxiety related disorders even in the future pregnancy. This is done to solve such problems in a group of women as part of the social work process.

In social work approach, cognitive behavioural approach is aimed at conducting various assessments that develop the aspect of solving both social and personal challenges in order to create a social change in the society. It is usually designed to perform several things or task. In the first stages, the medical practitioner of this particular therapy aids the patients in clearly understanding why and how their prospective emotional conditions, thoughts and probable actions lead to dysfunctional or contribute to the damaging reactions in a quite stressful situation during the entire pregnancy period. A CBT practitioner then helps the client learn important aspects of recognizing distinct examples of destructive emotions, thoughts and actions (Jones & Truell 2012, p.454) The CBT practitioner in charge enhances the improvement of the patient’s ability to develop m new emotions, thoughts and actions that do not specifically help dysfunctional or destructive stressful reactions during that period of pregnancy. This makes the social workers in the hospital setting to instil change in the community by helping women who are pregnant to cope up with anxiety and thus solve their personal problems ( Miley,O’Melia & DuBois, p.13).

Feminist theory

This theory incorporates feminist therapy by focusing on societal cause and offer solutions to issues faced by women in the world of sex, mainstream gender and age. Feminist indicate that many challenges arising are because of disempowering social forces  (Rubin & Babbie, 2016,p.22).He must make the patient understand that she is her won rescuer and the pregnant women expectations and social roles must be explored equally. The therapist is aware that with every anxiety symptoms the client has, there exist strength. This theory focuses on concerns regarding gender bias and stereotyping problems that pregnant women face in the social setting . It is also aimed at solving anxiety disorders brought about by sexual abuse, physical and mental anguish and also the current relationship nature of the pregnant women in their marriage and society.

In this case, therapist help pregnant women to explore their gender roles in their emotional lives and their consequential relationships with their husbands or loved couple It enables patients to explore more on their individual identity and strengths to make pregnant women feel good about themselves (Swank & Raiz 2010, p.19). Therapist uses techniques like role-playing and assertiveness training in order to make the women build their own identity and self-esteem. This makes them have a high degree to behave freely, interact freely with other individuals in the society and not conform to gender roles thus reducing their anxiety problems.Ity addresses the struggling emotions of the love that women face in a particular scommunity thus solving their personal needs Swank & Raiz 2010, p.26).Feminist theory approach in treating anxiety disorder in pregnant women give  them a golden change to share and express their own personal stories and problems thus making them feel more comfortable. It enables patients to identify skills, recognize and embrace their own power as a female. It reframes the women challenges in the vital context of societal views.

The professional feminist groups involves themselves in social work by creating awareness, educating women on their important social roles that will help them avoid various problems.

This theory aligns with my social values since it puts an emphasis on the emotional effects that pregnant women face as a result of rape. Constant exposure to Degrading images and language about women results to anxiety and depression experiences. Bad societal values brings about such trauma in pregnant women. While working in this field, I get values and feelings that are important in accepting and understanding the anxiety and social trauma that women face during pregnancy (Urquhart & Yeoman, 2010, p.121).

References

Banks, S., 2012. Ethics and values in social work. Macmillan International Higher Education.

Garbarino, J., 2017. Children and Families in the Social Environment: Modern Applications of Social Work. Routledge.

Houston, S., 2010. Prising open the black box: Critical realism, action research and social work. Qualitative Social Work, 9(1), pp.73-91.

Jones, D.N. and Truell, R., 2012. The Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development: A place to link together and be effective in a globalized world. International Social Work, 55(4), pp.454-472.

Miley, K.K., O’Melia, M.W. and DuBois, B.L., 2016. Generalist social work practice: An empowering approach. Pearson.

Rubin, A. and Babbie, E.R., 2016. Empowerment series: Research methods for social work. Cengage Learning.

Swank, E. and Raiz, L., 2010. Attitudes toward gays and lesbians among undergraduate social work students. Affilia, 25(1), pp.19-29.

Urquhart, C. and Yeoman, A., 2010. Information behaviour of women: theoretical perspectives on gender. Journal of Documentation, 66(1), pp.113-139.