Health Medical Homework Help

Respond to the blog posts of three colleagues in one or more of the following ways:

• Expand on your colleague’s posting.
• Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.

Montiyah—

At my current placement we complete biopsychosocial assessments to develop a treatment plan and recommendations for intervention. The interventions discussed during the assessment process and goals were identified directly from the client. I always debrief about how my assessments go in supervision. In my supervisions, I identify the barriers that were present in the assessment and I include the goals specified by the client. I review the plan with my supervisor and develop intervention techniques according to the client’s strengths, ability, and cultural beliefs (Birkenmaier & Berg-Weger, 2018). I meet with my field supervisor weekly, but he’s always free to debrief when I need to. I also talk directly to the client about how they are feeling about their progress or implementation of changes. I try to keep the client involved in the development and evaluation throughout treatment so they feel included and in charge of their recovery.

Reference

Birkenmaier, J., & Berg-Weger, M. (2018). The practicum companion for social work:

Integrating class and fieldwork (4th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson.

Jehan—

• An explanation of how you have addressed intervention or how you might address intervention in your field education experience

Social work theory provides a starting point for social workers to create interventions and plan their work. It gives social workers a way to address client problems through a research-based lens. The theories help social workers better understand complex human behaviors and social environments, which influence their clients’ lives and problems (Birkenmaier & Berg-Weger, 2018). A good grasp of theory helps guide social workers by providing them with a sense of direction, purpose and control by using research-based scientific evidence in theory. For instance, the use of Rational Choice Theory. The theory helps explain why people make the choices they do, as people weigh risks, costs, and benefits before making decisions (BOLTON, 2021). This theory says that all choices are rational because people calculate the costs and benefits before making a decision. This theory can help social workers understand the decision-making processes and motivations of their clients.  Rational choice theory is just one of several theories that social workers can use to guide their thinking about client behavior and help them choose therapeutic interventions to help their clients. Cognitive-behavioral therapies are a popular choice of intervention for clinical social workers who wish to help clients recognize the rational purpose behind some of their behaviors or to help their clients change behaviors that serve a rational purpose but can be destructive or harmful (BOLTON, 2021).

Another theory that is central to social work is the Empowerment theory. Social work does not focus exclusively on individuals. It also aims to empower groups and communities, particularly those with histories of oppression and marginalization. It involves using intervention methods to guide people toward achieving a sense of control.   It centers on helping marginalized people at individual, group and community levels gain the personal, interpersonal and political power to improve their lives (BOLTON, 2021). The purpose of empowering interventions is to bring about and support a process by which a person or group moves from a state of helplessness or passivity to a sense of greater control over their lives and more able to make decisions, to actively influence the course of their lives, and to attain their goals. Additionally, the model seeks to challenge systems that prevent or hinder people from having their needs met.

Skills expected include the ability to communicate empathy, genuineness, and a positive regard when listening and interviewing, and the ability to utilize the planned change process and problem solving strategies in all phases of work with the client: engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation.

Birkenmaier, J., & Berg-Weger, M. (2018). The practicum companion for social work: Integrating class and fieldwork (4th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson.

BOLTON. (2021). Theoretical perspectives for direct social work practice a generalist-eclectic approach. SPRINGER PUBLISHING. 

Lachandra—

In my field placement interventions are addressed according to the individual’s treatment needs. With being culturally competent and having self-awareness, the social worker will learn which intervention approaches will be effective and ineffective with the client with whom they are working (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman, 2016). Interventions are actions that are put in place to assist the clients to make behavior changes, successfully complete their treatment plan, and improve their current situations. Interventions offer social workers a unique opportunity to examine the relatedness between them and assessments, and through this examination, social workers can provide solutions to social problems (Laureate Education, 2013). 

As an intern, I have used interventions and engagement skills to help clients better understand why certain behaviors are needed to change within their lives. I have communicated with the clients and their families about their children’s needs and services that can assist with making these changes. My agency uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with the majority of their clients to help them observe their issues and concerns by making changes to their social environments. This intervention allows the social workers to be able to measure the client’s goals and what goals need excessive intervening to make a positive outcome. In the future, I will continue to identify evidence-based approaches to support and assist my clients during interventions. Majority of the time the client needs the social workers to actively listen and use engagement skills to help them feel comfortable to open up to engage in interventions.