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Treatment Group Proposal

Erika Tallent

Walden College

SOCW 6121

10/09/2022

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Purpose

Transition into civilian life is a significant issue for many veterans. During the transition to civilian life, veterans may struggle with challenges such as joining the workforce, adjusting to the effects of serious injuries sustained during service, transition stress, PTSD, and substance use which can lead to conditions such as alcohol use disorder (Derefinko et al., 2019). The purpose of the group will be to discuss ways through which veterans can be aided to successfully transition into civilian lives and live productive lives that can see them be self-sufficient. The program will focus on meeting the needs of veterans, ensuring that those needs are understood, and bringing on board leaders who can be involved in the program and are familiar with the challenges of veterans. Another purpose of the program will be to ensure that the appropriate resources are provided to veterans to cope with their transition to civilian life.

Membership

The membership of the group will be made up of veterans who have left or are in the process of leaving the service and are either in the process of transitioning to civilian life or about to begin the transition. The primary qualification will be individuals who have been service members. The group will also be made up of professionals that can help meet the various needs of the group members. This will include therapists, mental health providers, and professionals from fields that can help veterans with the successful transition into civilian life. The group will be open to individuals from all demographics as long as they are veterans transitioning from service.

Statement of Need

According to Ravindran et al. (2020), the chances of veterans successfully transitioning into civilian life are greatly improved if they have the proper social support. Military service cannot be equated to any other profession because the life of service members is different from any other civilian profession. Also, most service members leave the service at the prime of their lives and need to find a new structure to the life they have lived during their time in the service (Ravindran et al., 2020). Military service involves abiding by orders and directives issued by superiors, and it is structured. Civilian life is not structured, and that lack of structure can challenge veterans. As such, veterans at the end of their service are likely to need support to relearn many aspects of civilian life, including but not limited to simple skills such as making and managing a budget and working on resumes. They also need support to be equipped with coping skills to manage PTSD, so they do not risk developing mental health disorders associated with PTSD (Derefinko et al., 2019). Lastly, veterans also need support to manage physical trauma to ensure full recovery and mitigate the risk of addiction to medications.

Recruitment

Recruitment of veterans into the program will be on a need basis. Any veteran who requires support with challenges during the transition and is willing to be assisted will be recruited into the group. Part of the recruitment strategy will involve alerting different agencies, physicians, and mental health providers who offer services to veterans about the group and how it can benefit veterans. In this way, veterans can know about the group and approach it. The recruitment of professionals to support the veterans will be done through an interview to determine their availability and the skills they would bring to the group.

References

Derefinko, K. J., Halsell, T. A., Isaacs, M. B., Colvin, L. W., Salgado Garcia, F. I., & Bursac, Z.

(2019). Perceived needs of veterans transitioning from the military to civilian life.  The

Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research,  46(3), 384-398.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-018-9633-8

Ravindran, C., Morley, S. W., Stephens, B. M., Stanley, I. H., & Reger, M. A. (2020). Association

of suicide risk with transition to civilian life among US military service members.  JAMA Network Open,  3(9), e2016261-e2016261. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.16261

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Assignment: Group Intervention Framework

In social work with individual clients, an intervention that is effective for one person will not necessarily be effective for another. The same is true of group work techniques. Social workers who lead treatment groups must research and consider evidence-based interventions that support the specific characteristics and issues of the group members as well as the group’s purpose and focus. Social workers must also outline topics for the sessions that will guide discussion and facilitate achievement of treatment goals. The agenda topics must be logically sequenced. For example, if a social worker is leading a treatment group for breast cancer survivors, the social worker may want to first cover the cancer experience, grief, and loss, before moving on to healthy coping. 

In this Assignment, you develop the intervention framework for your proposed group and include the sequenced topics you will address throughout treatment.

To Prepare

· Review the Learning Resources on treatment group methods and interventions.

· Conduct your own library search for articles on group interventions for the target population (i.e., people experiencing addiction or sexual assault trauma). 

· Review your Week 7 Assignment, in which you detailed the contract and orientation processes of your proposed treatment group. 

· Continue to draft your Treatment Group Proposal by focusing on the intervention framework.

By Day Sunday

Submit a 1- to 2-page paper covering the following section of your Treatment Group Proposal:

· Intervention Framework

· Describe the evidence-based practices and techniques to be used. Justify why the framework is appropriate for the target population and issue(s).

· Identify and justify topics you plan to cover over the course of the group treatment.

Toseland, R. W., & Rivas, R. F. (2017). An introduction to group work practice (8th ed.). Pearson.

· Chapter 9, “Treatment Groups: Foundation Methods” (pp. 264–294)

· Chapter 10, “Treatment Groups: Specialized Methods” (pp. 295–335)

· Vitual Book ( [email protected]) (Landon2019!)

Baird, S. L., & Alaggia, R. (2021). Trauma-informed groups: Recommendations for group work practice. Clinical Social Work Journal, 49(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-019-00739-7

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Champine, R. B., Matlin, S., Strambler, M. J., & Tebes, J. K. (2018). Trauma-informed family practices: Toward integrated and evidence-based approaches. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 27(9), 2732–2743. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-018-1118-0

Ezhumalai, S., Muralidhar, D., Dhanasekarapandian R., & Nikketha, B. S. (2018). Group interventions. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 60, S514–S521. https://doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_42_18

Varghese, M., Kirpekar, V., & Loganathan, S. (2020). Family interventions: Basic principles and techniques. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 62, S192–S200. https://doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_770_19

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