Abstract

The pedagogical application of the biopsychosocial assessment model as a tool to educate future clinicians has entered social work student’s classrooms and has helped the student with examining their own experiences and the impact of the environment. Educating future social workers to assess the “whole human” (including biological, psychological, social, and cultural/spiritual aspects) can be taught through various methods of self-reflection using an assessment of their own experiences and/or experiences of their peers or hypothetical case studies [1]. Using this tool creates an opportunity for faculty to become more aware of the diversity of our students and understand the internal and external challenges that they may be dealing with while in our classrooms [1]. This tool can also assist the social work student with identifying how and why they display certain behaviors, and understanding how predisposing and protective factors have a role in their lives.

Keywords:Biopsychosocial assessment model; Self-reflection; Hypothetical; Physical healthn