A Clinical Social Work Intervention

Marisa de Mireille, a recent graduate of a program in Social Work, discusses an intervention that she led with a client.

A typical intervention with a client involves several meetings to assess the client's situation, to discuss a diagnosis, to agree on a treatment plan, and to go forward with the treatment sessions to try to bring about the desired changes. Confidentiality is a key to the intervention: the Clinical Social Worker is skilled in establishing a therapeutic alliance with the client in order to build the trust that is needed for the client to disclose personal information; the Clinical Social Worker has knowledge of many different theories related to mental health, problems, and disorders. The Clinical Social Worker usually selects the one theory that seems most appropriate to the unique situation of the client, and uses it to guide their progress together.

Please note that we have preserved strict confidentiality about the client's identity, the name of the agency, and the state in which the intervention was conducted.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Clinical Social Work
• Graduate Program
• Education
• Healthcare
• Healthcare Professionals