Compare how the two theoretical lenses differ in terms of how the social worker would approach the client and the problem and how the social worker would intervene.

Individual vs. Structural-Cultural Theories

Description

Read the attached article “Psychological theories of poverty” by Turner & Lehning, then address the following bullets:

• Select a theory under the individual-related theories and a theory under the structural/cultural-related theories.

• Describe how a social worker would conceptualize a presenting problem of poverty from the two theories you selected.

• Explain how this conceptualization differs from an individual-related versus a structural/cultural-related theoretical lens.

• Compare how the two theoretical lenses differ in terms of how the social worker would approach the client and the problem and how the social worker would intervene.

Support your response using the attached references.