From Social Intervention Research, 2017: "A general definition of intervention is any interference that would modify a process or situation. In social work, interventions are intentionally implemented change strategies which aim to impede or eradicate risk factors, activate and/or mobilize protective factors, reduce or eradicate harm, or introduce betterment beyond harm eradication; thus social work intervention encompasses a range of psychotherapies, treatments, and programs."
When you start searching the literature, keep these questions in mind:
- What types of interventions have been implemented among populations with this problem? Examples include psychotherapy, client education, or skills development...
- What were the desired outcomes - what was the social worker/ clinician working with this population hoping to change?
- What were the actual outcomes? Did the intervention and/or specific aspects of the intervention work? What did the authors conclude about the efficacy of the intervention?
- How does one type of intervention with this population differ from another intervention? Does one seem more suitable, culturally competent, or effective?
Search terms like these will help you answer these questions:
- therapy or counseling or treatment or intervention
- If necessary, add United States to the search to eliminate irrelevant information
For more targeted results. try searching in the Abstract.
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