Define and discuss the three social support indicators identified in the text and develop a case study to illustrate how a social worker can use these three indicators to evaluate a client's level of social support.
What will be an ideal response?
First is a listing of social support resources, where the client lists all people with whom she regularly interacts. Next is accounts of supportive behavior, where the client identifies specific episodes of receiving support from others in the recent past. Finally, perceptions of support are where the client subjectively assesses the adequacy of the support received from various sources. The student is to develop their own case study to illustrate these concepts.
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