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  • 0:04 Developing an…
  • 0:56 Data & Intervention Plans
  • 1:30 Involving Clients
  • 2:07 Elements of Intervention Plans
  • 2:53 Larger Intervention Plans
  • 3:26 Lesson Summary
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Instructor Reed Hepler

Reed Hepler received an M.L.I.S. from IUPUI, with emphases in Digital Curation and Archives Management. He received a Bachelor’s in History from USU, with minors in Religious Studies and Anthropology. He also earned a Certificate in Museum Studies. He has worked in museums, libraries, archives, and historical sites for the past four years.

Video Summary for Developing Social Work Interventions

This video explains how to develop an intervention plan in social work.

Intervention plans help clients overcome negative behaviors through structured treatment programs.

Social workers create these plans based on data gathered from assessments, diagnoses, or community research.

Client involvement is crucial to reduce resistance and increase investment in the change process.

The video outlines two main types of intervention plans:

  • Problem-focused plans that aim to reduce or eliminate problems
  • Strengths-based plans that build on positive habits and introduce new coping strategies

Intervention plans can be developed for individuals, families, communities, and organizations, with each requiring different approaches.

The modern approach favors strengths-based interventions over problem-focused ones.

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