SOCW 6060 Week 8 Discussion, Gaps in the Life Model

SOCW 6060: Social Work Theory and Practice Week 8 Discussion

Gaps in the Life Model

Using an example from your fieldwork experience and a diverse population you encountered at the agency (for example, in Piedra and Engstrom’s article, it was immigrant families), respond to the following:

• Identify and describe the diverse population and the unique characteristics and/or the distinctive needs of the population in 3 to 4 brief sentences.
• Explain how the life model can be applied for the population.
• Explain where the gaps are in applying the life model for this population.
• When looking at the gaps, explain which theory might be helpful in filling the gaps of the life model when working with this population.
• Identify other potential gaps in the life model as applied to the population your colleague identified.