Clienttold meto get lostfamilydynamic morecomplicatedthan a soapoperaGot awork emailaftermidnightClient bailedon ourappointmentdrove100+miles inone weekClientansweredthe door withno pantsclienthung upmid-convoHad to havea policeescort for avisitHad to do a5-minute‘crashcourse’ onresourceshad toconvert adoc to a pdffor asupervisorResolved3 cases inthe sameweekDid a homevisit and founda surprisingamount of petsReceived a callfrom a clientwho clearlyneededtherapy, notservicesclientcalled ontheweekendhad a lengthymeeting thatcould havebeen anemailclient toldyou theirlife story(again)client calledafter hoursneedingimmediatehelpgot anunexpectedthank-youfrom a clientExplainedsomething toclient for the3rd+ timeResolveda crisis inless than24 hoursjuggledmultiplecrises atoncegot areferralwith NOdetailswitnessed asmall victoryon a difficultcaseCried inthe carafter atough dayClienttold meto get lostfamilydynamic morecomplicatedthan a soapoperaGot awork emailaftermidnightClient bailedon ourappointmentdrove100+miles inone weekClientansweredthe door withno pantsclienthung upmid-convoHad to havea policeescort for avisitHad to do a5-minute‘crashcourse’ onresourceshad toconvert adoc to a pdffor asupervisorResolved3 cases inthe sameweekDid a homevisit and founda surprisingamount of petsReceived a callfrom a clientwho clearlyneededtherapy, notservicesclientcalled ontheweekendhad a lengthymeeting thatcould havebeen anemailclient toldyou theirlife story(again)client calledafter hoursneedingimmediatehelpgot anunexpectedthank-youfrom a clientExplainedsomething toclient for the3rd+ timeResolveda crisis inless than24 hoursjuggledmultiplecrises atoncegot areferralwith NOdetailswitnessed asmall victoryon a difficultcaseCried inthe carafter atough day

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.


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