Social workers are often expected to use the concepts risk and resilience to assist clients with overcoming adversity as well as identifying their strengths as a source of intervention. Fraser, Richman, & Galinsky (1999) has defined risk as “the probabilistically as any influence that increases the likelihood of the onset of a problem or maintains a problem state” (Fraser, Richman, & Galinsky, 1999). Although social workers assist clients in reducing risk, they also assist clients with adapting to negative life events. Fraser, Richman, & Galinsky (1999) has defined resilience as a “broad class of phenomena involving successful adaption in the context of significant threats to development and other life course outcomes” (Fraser, Richman, & Galinsky,
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He served 8 years in the Army and had the opportunity to reenlist for another 2-4 years, however, he declined the offer. He figured that serving 8 years was enough therefore, he made the decision to return to civilian life to start a family. Starting a family was very important to him for the reason that he did not have a support system growing up.
Furthermore, unable to cope with his transition to civilian life, the client exhibits lack of physical activity, obesity, and tobacco usage. As a result, negative outcomes of these risk factors include Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular disease. In addition, protective factors of the client are “increased intake on high dietary fiber, regular physical activity”, coping strategies, and self-control (limiting tobacco usage) (Wu, et al., …show more content…
The writer would use CBT to help the client identify strengths that he already possesses, allowing him to capture and record his “emotions/behaviors/beliefs, assisting him with strategies that might help him become persistent in the face of obstacles and/or accept aspects” of any circumstances that cannot be altered, and collaborating on additional strategies that may help him stay resilient (Padesky & Mooney (2012). Lastly, the writer would use the six step model of crisis intervention to “plan and conduct a thorough biopsychosocial and lethality/imminent danger assessment for the client, make psychological contact and rapidly establish the collaborative relationship, identify major problems, including crisis precipitant, encourage and explore the client’s feelings and emotions, generate and explore alternatives and new coping strategies, restore functioning through implementation of an action plan, and plan follow-up and booster sessions” (Roberts & Ottens,
He served 8 years in the Army and had the opportunity to reenlist for another 2-4 years, however, he declined the offer. He figured that serving 8 years was enough therefore, he made the decision to return to civilian life to start a family. Starting a family was very important to him for the reason that he did not have a support system growing up.
Furthermore, unable to cope with his transition to civilian life, the client exhibits lack of physical activity, obesity, and tobacco usage. As a result, negative outcomes of these risk factors include Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular disease. In addition, protective factors of the client are “increased intake on high dietary fiber, regular physical activity”, coping strategies, and self-control (limiting tobacco usage) (Wu, et al., …show more content…
The writer would use CBT to help the client identify strengths that he already possesses, allowing him to capture and record his “emotions/behaviors/beliefs, assisting him with strategies that might help him become persistent in the face of obstacles and/or accept aspects” of any circumstances that cannot be altered, and collaborating on additional strategies that may help him stay resilient (Padesky & Mooney (2012). Lastly, the writer would use the six step model of crisis intervention to “plan and conduct a thorough biopsychosocial and lethality/imminent danger assessment for the client, make psychological contact and rapidly establish the collaborative relationship, identify major problems, including crisis precipitant, encourage and explore the client’s feelings and emotions, generate and explore alternatives and new coping strategies, restore functioning through implementation of an action plan, and plan follow-up and booster sessions” (Roberts & Ottens,