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Generalist Practice

Generalist Social Work Practice

The entry level to the profession of social work is considered to be generalist practice. Generalists, under supervision, provide services in various helping roles across a broad range of client systems from individual to family, group, organization, and community. Further, generalists confront an array of problem situations. Working within an eco-systems model, they utilize the problem-solving method across a range of service systems from a strengths perspective.  Generalist practitioners evaluate service outcomes in order to continually improve the provision and quality of services most appropriate to client needs.