An important aspect to assessing and supporting a client’s social and emotional wellbeing involves identifying issues that may require change.

A target of change is the area within a client's social system that needs to change or be developed in a different way. This enables the client to have their needs met and to become more effective in their interactions with their environment.

Sometimes it is the client who is the target of change, sometimes it is another part of the system (eg the family). Select these images to learn more about the essential knowledge that health workers need in order to assess and support a client’s social and emotion wellbeing.