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The term 'outcome' is often used in social care, but I do not think the definition is as easy to identify as the usage. In the recent past, numerous studies have looked at the term and tried to agree on a universal definition, but, especially in social work, the exact definition is not clear to me as a practitioner. However, there is one definition that works for me and on which I try to foundation my practice....

Outcome The term ‘outcome’ is often used in social care, but I do not think the definition is as easy to identify as the usage. In the recent past, numerous studies have looked at the term and …

Social work practice involves support and intervention, including engagement with some very traumatic and chaotic situations. The situations we intervene in as practitioners can also include a lot of unknowns. As such, there is a dependence on the information we get from the person or their family member during a process of information gathering, otherwise known as assessment. As a practitioner, I do not know the basics of the situation nor what has been happening for them or their day-to-day routines, so I need to ask questions, seek to understand their needs, and then work with them to find resolutions....

Lived Experience and Social Work Social work practice involves support and intervention, including engagement with some very traumatic and chaotic situations. The situations we intervene in as practitioners can also include a lot …