Human Growth and development (Part 11): STRENGTHS-BASED AND RESILIENCE THEORIES (p. 99)

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Strengths perspective
focuses on understanding clients (or families) on the basis of their strengths and resources (internal and external) and mobilizing the resources to improve their situations.
Humanistic approach to strengths theory
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What are the 3 methods to enhance a client's strengths
Collaboration and partnership between a social worker and client ​

Creating opportunities for learning or displaying competencies ​

Environmental modification—environment is both a resource and a target of intervention
Environmental modification
Using or changing the environment to enhance a client's strength.

the environment is both a resource and a target of intervention
THE IMPACT OF STRESS, TRAUMA, AND VIOLENCE
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What are 6 characteristics of an event that make it traumatic?
​It happened unexpectedly ​

There was not preparation for it ​

There is a feeling of having been powerless to prevent it

​It happens repeatedly ​

Someone was intentionally cruel ​

It happened in childhood
Crisis
is an acute disruption of psychological homeostasis in which a client's usual coping mechanisms fail and there is evidence of distress and functional impairment.
What are the 7 stages of crisis stabilization used in crisis intervention
1. Plan and conduct a thorough biopsychosocial-spiritual-cultural and lethality/imminent danger assessment

2.​ Make psychological contact and rapidly establish the collaborative relationship.

3.​ Identify the major problems that resulted in the crisis

4. ​Encourage an exploration of feelings and emotions

5.​ Generate and explore alternatives and new coping strategies

6.​ Restore functioning through implementation of an action plan

7.​ Plan follow-up
What is the 1st stage of crisis stabilization used in crisis intervention (2)
Plan and conduct a thorough biopsychosocial-spiritual-cultural and lethality/imminent danger assessment

This includes a client's environmental supports and stressors, medical needs and medications, current use of drugs and alcohol, and internal and external coping methods and resources.

- Assessing lethality is first and foremost.
What 5 things should be assessed in crisis intervention using the biopsychosocial-spiritual-cultural and lethality/imminent danger assessment
a client's environmental supports and stressors

medical needs and medications

current use of drugs and alcohol

internal and external coping methods and resources.

Assessing lethality (danger to oneself) is first and foremost.
What is the 2nd stage of crisis stabilization used in crisis intervention (2)Establish rapport - In a crisis, a social worker must do this quickly, generally as part of assessment.What is the 3rd stage of crisis stabilization used in crisis interventionIdentify the major problems, including crisis causesWhat is the 4th stage of crisis stabilization used in crisis intervention (4)​Encourage an exploration of feelings and emotions A social worker should validate a client's feelings and emotions and let him or her vent about the crisis. The use of active listening skills, paraphrasing, and probing questions is essential. A social worker should also challenge maladaptive beliefs.How can a social worker encourage an exploration of feelings and emotions during crisis intervention (3)Active listening skills paraphrasing probing questionsWhat is the 5th stage of crisis stabilization used in crisis intervention (3)Generate and explore alternatives and new coping strategies A social worker and a client must come up with a plan for what will help improve the current situation. Brainstorming possibilities and finding out what has been helpful in the past are critical.What is the 6th stage of crisis stabilization used in crisis intervention (3)Restore functioning through implementation of an action plan that was negotiated in the previous stage. This stage represents a shift from a crisis to a resolution. This is also where a client will begin to make meaning of the crisis event.What is the 7th stage of crisis stabilization used in crisis interventionPlan follow-up Follow-up can take many forms as it can involve phone or in-person visits at specific intervals. A postcrisis evaluation may look at a client's current functioning and assess a client's progress.Following up in crisis intervention (2)The last stage of crisis intervention which involves client's current functioning and assess a client's progress can take many forms as it can involve phone or in-person visits at specific intervals.THEORIES OF TRAUMA-INFORMED CARETrauma-informed care (3)A method of treatment based on an understanding of the vulnerabilities or triggers of trauma survivors that traditional treatment options may exacerbate, so that these services and programs can be more supportive and avoid re-traumatization. Based on the understanding that many clients have experienced trauma and thus treatment providers should initially approach all clients as if they have a trauma history - and providers must be responsible for being sensitive to this issue, regardless of whether clients are being treated specifically for the trauma.What does a social worker need to be aware of in trauma informed care in order for their treatment to not result in more traumain everyday practice, social workers need to recognize how the organizations, programs, and environments in which they practice could potentially act as trauma triggers for their clients and should make every effort to minimize these triggers.THE IMPACT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ON INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIESPerson-In-Environment (PIE) theory (2)highlights the importance of understanding individual behavior in light of the environmental contexts in which a client lives and acts. is client-centered, field-tested and examines social role functioning, the environment, mental health, and physical health.ecological perspective (2)views coping as a transactional process that reflects the person-in-environment relationship with the focus of intervention on the interface between a client (person, family, group, etc.) and a client's environment. Is also concerned with the issues of power and privilege and how they are withheld from some groups, imposing enormous stress on affected individuals. - Environmental factors can have strong positive or negative impacts on development.