Week 9:Interventions With Adolescents

Week 9:Interventions With Adolescents, When working with adolescents, social workers must understand the difference between acceptable developmental behaviors and unacceptable risky behaviors. Developmental consideration should always be at the forefront when assessing and working with an adolescent. While adolescents present with many varied concerns and situations, two leading issues prevail: their relationship with their parents or guardians and their experiences with their peers. Both groups impact the adolescent’s sense of self and influence the individual’s mental and emotional health. Finally, navigating the 21st century as an adolescent in the digital age can be both exciting and overwhelming. Now, more than ever, adolescents are bombarded with media and technology that can stimulate the mind but sometimes cause harm.

Learning Objectives

Week 9:Interventions With Adolescents

Students will:

• Analyze online interventions for adolescents
• Analyze interventions for adolescent depression and suicide
• Apply interventions for adolescent depression and suicide

Week 9:Interventions With Adolescents

Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014a). Sessions: case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

• The Bradley Family (pp. 17–19)

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014b). Social work case studies: Concentration year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

 

• • Working With Families: The Case of Brady (pp. 26–28)

 

Note: Depending on your concentration, you may not receive a case study book until a later term. Therefore, if you did not receive a copy of Social Work Case Studies: Concentration Year in your previous course, use the linked PDF provided here. If you did receive the book referenced above, you may find the cases there or use the PDF.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). Youth violence. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/index.html

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013a). Bradley family: Episode 2 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Accessible player –Downloads–Download Video w/CCDownload AudioDownload Transcript

Credit: Provided courtesy of the Laureate International Network of Universities.

Optional Resources

Use this link to access the MSW home page, which provides resources for your social work program.

Week 9:Interventions With Adolescents

Discussion 1: Online Interventions

Adolescence is a time of trials and tribulations. Teens are dealing with the formation of self and identifying who they are in the world. They are also experiencing biological changes that create mood swings and at times emotional outbursts. Interventions for this group can be challenging, as adolescents often avoid asking for assistance. This avoidance is due to their desire to look normal and fit in. Online interventions might be one way to reach adolescents who need help.

For this Discussion, choose a concern that adolescents face, such as depression, suicide, self-esteem, eating disorders, substance abuse, or family dynamics and family conflict. Conduct research to find an online intervention that addresses this concern.

By Day 3

Post a description of an Internet-based intervention used with adolescents to address the concern you identified. Describe the intervention and the underlying theory. Identify the target behaviors that this intervention is used to address. Finally, describe the strengths and weaknesses of the intervention.

Support your posts with specific references to the Learning Resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

By Day 5

Respond to at least two colleagues who identified a different internet-based intervention and provide feedback and/or expand on their post in some way.

Support your responses with specific references to the Learning Resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 9 Discussion 1 Rubric

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 5

To participate in this Discussion:

Week 9 Discussion 1

Week 9:Interventions With Adolescents

Discussion 2: Depression and Suicide Intervention

When working with adolescents you will likely be faced with issues of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation and even attempts. For youth between the ages of 10 and 24, suicide is the third leading cause of death in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012). It is essential to understand the risks associated with teen suicide and intervention strategies to address this issue.

Week 9:Interventions With Adolescents

By Day 4

Post a review of the literature on adolescent depression and suicide and identify an evidence-based intervention that addresses these issues. Then, apply that intervention to either the Brady or Tiffani case. Describe the possible risk factors the client presents that would make him or her at risk for depression and suicide. Then, plan an intervention for that client to address these issues.

Support your posts with specific references to the Learning Resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

By Day 6

Respond to at least two colleagues who identified a different client and provide feedback and/or support.

Support your responses with specific references to the Learning Resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 9 Discussion 2 Rubric

Post by Day 4 and Respond by Day 6

To participate in this Discussion:

Week 9 Discussion 2

Week 9:Interventions With Adolescents

Week in Review

In this week, you understood the difference between acceptable developmental behaviors and unacceptable risky behaviors.

In the next week, you will keep abreast of current research and developments in the field; learning new skills and honing existing ones; and only practicing with individuals who you are competent to assist.

To go to the next week:

Week 10