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Utilizing two of the assessment models provided in      Chapter 5 of the course text, provide a comprehensive assessment of      Paula Cortez.

Using the Cowger article, identify at least two areas      of strengths in Paula’s case.

Analyze the perspectives of two members of the      multidisciplinary team, particularly relative to Paula’s pregnancy.

• Explain which model the social workers appear to be      using to make their assessment.

Describe the potential for bias when choosing an      assessment model and completing an evaluation.

• Suggest strategies you, as Paula’s social worker, might      try to avoid these biases.

Required Readings

• Congress, E. (2013). Assessment of adults. In M. Holosko, C. Dulmus, & K. Sowers (Eds.), Social work practice with individuals and families: Evidence-informed assessments and interventions (pp. 125–145). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Cowger, C. D. (1994). Assessing client strengths: Clinical assessment for client empowerment. Social Work, 39(3), 262– 268.

• Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014a). Sessions: case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

The Cortez Family (pp. 23–25)