In this Discussion you use the lens of resiliency theory when reflecting on a case from your fieldwork

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:

Administer the instrument before the intervention is implemented
Implement the intervention
Administer the same instrument, after a specified time period
Monitor to determine if there have been any changes in the outcome

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

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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 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.).

In my fieldwork experience, I encountered a case involving a teenage client who had recently experienced a significant family upheaval, including parental divorce and relocation to a new city, leading to feelings of isolation and low self-esteem. The presenting problem was the client’s difficulty in adjusting to these life changes and coping with the resulting emotional distress.

To promote resiliency in this case, I would implement an intervention focused on building the client’s social support network and enhancing coping skills. This might involve connecting the client with supportive peers or mentors, teaching stress management techniques, and providing opportunities for the client to engage in activities that promote a sense of mastery and competence.

One instrument from Smith-Osborne and Whitehill Bolton’s article that would be appropriate for evaluating the effectiveness of this intervention is the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM). The CYRM is designed to assess resilience in children and youth aged 9 to 23 years and consists of three subscales measuring individual, relational, and contextual factors contributing to resilience. This instrument would be suitable for the teenage client in my case, as it is designed for individuals within the client’s age range and assesses relevant aspects of resilience such as social support and coping skills. Additionally, the CYRM is relatively brief and easy to administer, making it feasible for use in a single-subject design to evaluate changes in the client’s level of resilience over time.

In this Discussion you use the lens of resiliency theory when reflecting on a case from your fieldwork

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