Ab Design Case Study

1. AB design – The goal of the AB design is to intervene and increase attendance of an adolescent that is not attending school regularly. The AB design requires data to be collected on the target behavior prior to intervention (A phase) and the B phase consists of measurements of the target after the intervention has been introduced. The goal is to create a baseline and to collect data for several weeks. In this case, A phase would consist of collecting data from the school and my goal is to determine the number of times the adolescent attended school prior to intervention. The intervention I would implement is locating transportation for the family. I would continue to monitor the target’s behavior after intervention has been implemented (B …show more content…
With any interaction with individuals, social workers must always protect their client’s or participant’s confidentiality. Also, requesting adequate consent is also an important element of practice evaluation. It is not enough to assume you have consent; however, social worker must go a step further to ensure consent is given, whether it is oral or written. If the child is a minor, it’s important to get consent from their parents or legal guardian.
Reversal design: If a social worker utilized the reversal design, one may argue that removing an effective intervention may be unethical. As I discussed earlier there are specific benefits when utilizing the reversal design. Prior to utilizing the design it’s important to explain the advantages and disadvantages of the reversal design.
Interference with practice: Practice evaluation interfere with practice; however, practice evaluation can help enhance and direct practice. Social workers use research to inform practice, therefore, we must evaluate what is working and what is not working. In addition, data collection is a great tool that helps assist in engagement process. Involving the client in the process allows the client to be a part of the