u/Gullible_Gain_7618

I've already graduated with my social work degree, but I'm still a total noob when it comes to real practice.

In school, we learned Maslow early needs first, then growth. That was drilled in. Then Freud showed up in theory classes with unconscious drives, childhood experiences, id/ego/superego.

Now that I'm done with exams and staring down actual practice, I'm trying to figure out

Do working social workers actually use both? Or does one end up being more useful on the ground?

Also,does "needs first, growth next" hold up in real life, or is it messier than textbooks make it seem?

I don't have complex cases yet.