ABSTRACT
The particular emphases and activities of the beginning, intermediate, and ending phases of the social treatment sequence will be examined in the light of four major elements in the helping process: basic objectives, worker activities, client perspectives and resources. Perhaps the greatest single resource available to the professional in the intake phase is a thorough knowledge of community facilities and services. For present purposes, assessment and social diagnosis may be described as a joint process through which worker and client explore and assess the physical, psychological, and social conditions as they impinge upon the client. The working agreement is a statement of intention by worker and client to work toward the realization of the agreed-upon goals in accordance with the case plan. The work of social treatment may include family treatment, individual counseling, group treatment, family life education, self-help groups, and any of a number of other helping approaches.
