Family Intervention

Intervention Children are part of a family unit, these families are part of a community, and that community is part of the society. In order to really be able to help these young children it is essential to understand how these social systems are interconnected and affect the child directly. The current foster care system sees separation from the caregiver as the most viable intervention, however, this at best addresses the problem on a short term basis and does not enact true change. When designing an intervention it is fundamental to take a holistic approach which will strengthen each social systems and their interconnectivity but also will provide for long term solutions. On a micro level the basic needs of the child need to be addressed. …show more content…
This is all an in effort to help the parent realize the effects of the trauma on the child and how they can be one of the key components in effecting change. The parent’s would receive a lot of educational support by having access to parenting classes, anger management or substance abuse classes (whatever was a major problem that lead to the abuse or maltreatment ), communication skills building, teaching of home management, parent-child interaction. Once they have finished these courses and it is evident that significant change has occurred to create a safe environment the child will return. To facilitate this return there would be monitored visits between the child and parent so that it is evident that changes in parental style and treatment has occurred. It can be a shock to the child to be in foster care one day and back at home the next without giving them the proper time and support to transition …show more content…
This is clearly evident in the current interventions section of this paper. Although at this moment I can not provide a new policy or law to implement that would directly affect the child, it is still very important to mention that the macro level is interconnected with both the micro and meso which affect one another.
Closing Thoughts Through the entirety of this paper it is indisputable that a disruption of attachment in an infant and young child’s life really affects their development on both a psychological and social level. Current interventions have focused mainly on a macro perspective by changing policies and laws however change should be done through a holistic view in which every aspect is taken into account. The family, the foster care parents, the community, and society all need to work together to enact change for a better life for these young