Pyramid Model Social Work: A Case Study of Florence

Running head: HUMAN SERVICE RESEARCH
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1HUMAN SERVICE RESEARCH
Pyramid model social work is coined by British Sociologist named Paul Halmos (1996).
It is used to analyze the social problem and to help social worker who is engaged in giving
support to the society. Self-determination is a process by which a person can improve her own
condition of life. Social welfare system refers to the assistance provided by the government to a
needy individuals. In this discussion, all the above mentioned concepts are discussed relating
with the case study of Florence.
In case of helping a person, it is very important for the social worker to know about the
attitudes, skills and values of social works. The social workers are responsible for giving
emotional support to the people who are suffering from any mental health problem. The attitudes
and values that can be followed by a social workers are empathy, patience, self-awareness
willingness to give help and taking feedback, power of taking risks and dealing with ambiguity,
skepticism, open-mindedness and rejection of stereotypes, capacity to change the system and
believing people (Summers, 2016). In case of Florence a social worker may use the attitudes and
values like empathy as it is required to listen to Florence very carefully and it is very crucial
because Florence is very much alone after the death of her boyfriend. In addition she had no
contact with her family. The next value that can be used is asking for help as she had no
knowledge about parental care. However, there are a few attitudes that cannot be used in case of
Florence. They are taking risks as she is very much depressed, taking feedback about Florence’s
condition as she lives in a remote area.
Self- determination is the way of improving someone’s life. In the case of Florence it is
seen that, she ran away with Dave at the age of 18 and they had a child. As a result, all her
family member refused to accept her. When her husband died in an accident, she was very much
alone. There was no one to support her. Due to living with Dave, she was isolated from her