Describe the presenting problem in one concise sentence.

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    Social workers strive to make informed decisions about the  interventions they implement. These decisions should be driven by what  the research data say. As a result, social workers have been called to  systematically evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions they  implement. A common way to evaluate interventions is to use a  single-subject design. This involves monitoring an outcome for an  intervention implemented for one client. After a social worker works  with the client to determine the outcome to be measured, the following  steps to the evaluation might look like this:

     

     

    In this Discussion, you use the lens of resiliency theory  when reflecting on a case from your fieldwork, and then you consider  how to measure the effectiveness of a possible intervention.

     

    To prepare, read this article listed in the Learning Resources:

     

    • Smith-Osborne, A., & Whitehill Bolton K. (2013). Assessing resilience: A review of measures across the life course. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 10(2), 111–126. doi:10.1080/15433714.2011.597305

     

    Post:

    • Reflect on your fieldwork experience, and identify a case where it would have been beneficial to employ resiliency theory. Describe the case in 2 sentences. 
    • Describe the presenting problem in one concise sentence. 
    • Describe an intervention you would implement to promote resiliency. 
    • Identify an instrument from the Smith-Osborne and  Whitehill Bolton’s article that would be appropriate when employing a  single-subject design to evaluate how effective the intervention is in  increasing the client’s level of resiliency.
    • Explain why you selected the instrument.
      • In other words, why would the instrument be appropriate?  (Consider the age of the client and for whom the instrument was  designed, how feasible it would be to administer the instrument such as  cost, time to administer it, etc.). 44

    Turner, F. J. (Ed.). (2017). Social work treatment: Interlocking theoretical approaches (6th ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
    Chapter 7: Social Work Theory and Practice for Crisis, Disaster, and Trauma (pp. 117–130)
    Chapter 29: Resiliency Theory and Social Work Practice (pp. 441–451)

    Smith-Osborne, A. (2007). Life span and resiliency theory: A critical review. Advances in Social Work, 8(1), 152–168. Retrieved from https://advancesinsocialwork.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/13

    Smith-Osborne, A., & Whitehill Bolton K. (2013). Assessing resilience: A review of measures across the life course. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 10(2), 111–126. doi:10.1080/15433714.2011.597305

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