Developing social work skills at the mood and anxiety program

Abstract

Depression and anxiety is a common mental health concern in Canada. One of the objectives of this advanced practicum final report is to provide an overview of depression and anxiety, present treatment and practice approaches, and explore service users’ experiences concerning the treatment of depression and anxiety. Also, I dedicated a section on developing and practicing reflective practice. The importance of developing reflective practice in social work is evident. Reflective practitioners’ focus on analyzing and understanding their practice helps increase their awareness concerning their work. In particular, reflective practice challenges the underlying assumptions of practitioners and bridges the gap between their professional knowledge and practice. For this reason, I discussed my learning on reflective practice and how I applied it while learning practice skills in the advanced practicum site, the Mood and Anxiety Program at HSN. Hence, this advanced practicum final report presents an analysis of my learning within the Mood and Anxiety Program, and the corresponding theories and approaches to practice in the literature.