What are the needs of service user's / RE social work?

Question

Hi Could anybody share what they think to be the needs of servce users, and the importance of service user involvment in Social work?

Any advice truly appreciated.

Answer 1

A basic tenant of social work is "client right to self-determination"  if a "service user" is not involved in the process they can not really be self-determining.  Also social work has a firm grounding in empowerment.  

Now as to the needs of service users - this really depends on which area of practice, which consumers, etc.  To really find this out you need to do a needs assesment.

DA

Answer 2

the essential needs of service users, regardless of the service being provided, is for their situation to be assessed in a holistic manner,to be heard, and to be treated as a human being ( not a statistic ).

a service user must be involved in all decisions/ developments made in their case at all stages