Intervention Terms Flashcards
The conceptual orientation and treatment application that builds on and modifies principles of behaviorist, taking into account some internal cognitive processes; emphasizes reciprocal relationships and the ability to learn new responses.
Social Learning Theory
A therapeutic procedure, most commonly used in psychoanalysis and other insight therapies, in which the professional encourages the client to express whatever thought/emotions come to mind without providing any external cues.
Free Association
Concepts, values, and techniques that emphasize people’s potential rather than their dysfunctions; Professionals help client achieve their positive goals by developing the therapeutic relationship and processing on the “here and now.”
Humanistic Orientation
The therapeutic practice used in helping clients experiencing emotional change and distress to promote effective coping that can lead to positive growth and change by acknowledging the problem, recognizing its impact, and learning new or more effective behaviors for coping with similar predictable experiences.
Crisis Intervention
A rehearsal of behaviors that can be useful in a subsequent situation to fulfill some expectation or achieve some goal; also a re-experiencing of the past as one imagines being another person to elicit self-awareness and understanding of others.
Role Playing
A technique primarily used in group therapy in which clients perform roles, often playing the part of themselves in various socially stressful situations and sometimes playing the parts of their antagonist.
Psychodrama
The techniques used by professionals to suggest or demonstrate desired actions or responses to a client and then encourage the client through description, role playing, and demonstrations to behave similarly; With practice the client can then achieve the desired action outside of the professionals office
Behavior Rehearsal/ Shaping
A technique used with individuals or families to help someone understand a symptom or pattern of behavior by setting it in different context; Within a family, this technique changes the understanding of the problem from an individual issue to a family problem.
Reframing
An orientation in social work and other professional practices that emphasizes the client’s resources, capabilities, support systems, and motivations to meet challenges and overcome adversity; This emphasizes the client’s assets.
Strengths Perspective
An approach in counseling that emphasizes a warm, permissive, accepting atmosphere to encourage the client to discuss problems freely; Used in client-centered therapy; The therapist prompts and encourages the client to initiate exploration and follow ideas and feelings.
Nondirective Role
The social worker’s summary judgment as to the problem to be solved; This may include diagnostic labels, expressions of the problem, existing assets and resources, the prognosis of the outcome, and a plan to solve the problem.
Psychosocial Assessment
A technique in which the social worker clarifies and shows the client what his or her feelings are in the moment and encourages further expression and understanding of those feelings (often through paraphrasing)
Reflective Listening
