The holistic perspective can be identified as the examination and treatment of all aspects that make up a whole person (Cowles, L.A.F. 2003). Meaning that in order to ensure an individual is truly healthy, you must consider that individual's biological, psychological, and social environments to be functioning to their full potential. You must also take into consideration the things that are important to that individual, the values and beliefs that they hold to be true, and the cultural lifestyle that the individual is accustom to (Cowles, L.A.F. 2003). This examination and treatment can only be maximized by a combination of all factors and one single examination and treatment cannot fix all ailments to produce a healthy individual. It must also be considered that, each factor can have an effect on another factor, thus restating the need to consider all three.
Social workers are trained to assess a person with in a holistic perspective in mind in order to accurately be effective when working with the individual. Without considering, assessing, and creating an intervention with all factors, a social worker could not truly be offering the maximum services or meet the standards of ethical guidelines when working with a client.
I do agree with the holistic perspective and agree that it is the best way to understand a patient, client, or individual so that you can proceed with the helping process. In addition, I believe that in order for an individual to receive the best service, each factor in the holistic perspective's administrator (social worker, physician, psychiatrist) must be willing to work with the other. is For example, if a woman was admitted to the hospital suffering from a serious addiction to drugs, in order for the woman to truly receive excellent services and have the tools to become healthy, a physician must address her physical issues and she must also be seen and referred to other services such as counseling, therapy, or a psychiatrist. It may be determined elsewhere that the patient needed psychiatric drugs to cope with an unattended mental disorder that were causing her to feel the need to use/abuse drugs.
Reference:
Cowles, L.A.F. (2003). Social Work in the Health Field: A care perspective. Routledge.
The holistic perspective approach is the most appropriate in dealing with clients on any level whether it is issues in their environment or addressing their overall health needs, however approaching the situation from a thorough and open-minded way helps to address several issues at once as the worker peels back layers of the individual. A person's biological, psychological, and social environment can affect how they feel physically and in essence be the contributors to their health issues.
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