Homework: Social Work Intervention/Treatment Plan
Walden's MSW program expects students in their specialization year to be able to:
i. Critically evaluate evidence based and "best practice" treatment interventions.
ii. Compose clinical intervention plans that are grounded research-based knowledge
This homework is intended to help students demonstrate the behavioral components of this competency in their field education.
To Prepare: Review the agency's intervention/treatment plan used to engage clients. After reviewing the agency's intervention/treatment plan, consult the literature and conduct extensive research, with the goal of finding best practices that supports or adds to the agency's current intervention/treatment plan. The purpose of this homework is to find research that supports or adds to the agency's current intervention/treatment approach.
Submit a 1 to 2 pages paper:
i. Briefly describe the agency's intervention/treatment plan
ii. Briefly discuss best practices about interventions identified in the literature
iii. Briefly discuss how the agency can incorporate those best practices into the current intervention/treatment plan
iv. Provide a brief summary of the similarities and differences between the intervention/treatment plan used at the agency and the suggested practices in the literature or provide how to utilize in agency.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.