Clientansweredthe door withno pantsgot areferralwith NOdetailsGot awork emailaftermidnightclienthung upmid-convoclient calledafter hoursneedingimmediatehelpClienttold meto get lostHad to havea policeescort for avisitResolved3 cases inthe sameweekCried inthe carafter atough dayExplainedsomething toclient for the3rd+ timefamilydynamic morecomplicatedthan a soapoperaDid a homevisit and founda surprisingamount of petsclient toldyou theirlife story(again)clientcalled ontheweekendResolveda crisis inless than24 hourswitnessed asmall victoryon a difficultcasejuggledmultiplecrises atoncehad a lengthymeeting thatcould havebeen anemaildrove100+miles inone weekhad toconvert adoc to a pdffor asupervisorgot anunexpectedthank-youfrom a clientClient bailedon ourappointmentHad to do a5-minute‘crashcourse’ onresourcesReceived a callfrom a clientwho clearlyneededtherapy, notservicesClientansweredthe door withno pantsgot areferralwith NOdetailsGot awork emailaftermidnightclienthung upmid-convoclient calledafter hoursneedingimmediatehelpClienttold meto get lostHad to havea policeescort for avisitResolved3 cases inthe sameweekCried inthe carafter atough dayExplainedsomething toclient for the3rd+ timefamilydynamic morecomplicatedthan a soapoperaDid a homevisit and founda surprisingamount of petsclient toldyou theirlife story(again)clientcalled ontheweekendResolveda crisis inless than24 hourswitnessed asmall victoryon a difficultcasejuggledmultiplecrises atoncehad a lengthymeeting thatcould havebeen anemaildrove100+miles inone weekhad toconvert adoc to a pdffor asupervisorgot anunexpectedthank-youfrom a clientClient bailedon ourappointmentHad to do a5-minute‘crashcourse’ onresourcesReceived a callfrom a clientwho clearlyneededtherapy, notservices

SOCIAL WORK BINGO - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
  1. Client answered the door with no pants
  2. got a referral with NO details
  3. Got a work email after midnight
  4. client hung up mid-convo
  5. client called after hours needing immediate help
  6. Client told me to get lost
  7. Had to have a police escort for a visit
  8. Resolved 3 cases in the same week
  9. Cried in the car after a tough day
  10. Explained something to client for the 3rd+ time
  11. family dynamic more complicated than a soap opera
  12. Did a home visit and found a surprising amount of pets
  13. client told you their life story (again)
  14. client called on the weekend
  15. Resolved a crisis in less than 24 hours
  16. witnessed a small victory on a difficult case
  17. juggled multiple crises at once
  18. had a lengthy meeting that could have been an email
  19. drove 100+ miles in one week
  20. had to convert a doc to a pdf for a supervisor
  21. got an unexpected thank-you from a client
  22. Client bailed on our appointment
  23. Had to do a 5-minute ‘crash course’ on resources
  24. Received a call from a client who clearly needed therapy, not services