Social Work Intervention On Systems Theory

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I based my social work intervention on Systems Theory. The Social systems approach assumes nothing in our society can become understood without the consideration of the complex netting of social systems involved. Nonetheless, the military family is a micro-social system made up of the individual family members. Military families are also a part of many larger social systems, such as the social groups they are part of, the unit they are attached to, the military housing communities they live in, the military culture that shapes their behavior, and the American society they defend. Thus, the individual development of each family member, family interactions, group and organizational involvement, community interaction, cultural background, and

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