Social Intervention Research
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This article is about social intervention research. A general definition of intervention is any interference that would modify a process or situation. In social work, interventions are intentionally implemented change strategies which aim to impede or eradicate risk factors, activate and/or mobilize protective factors, reduce or eradicate harm, or introduce betterment beyond harm eradication; thus social work intervention encompasses a range of psychotherapies, treatments, and programs. Interventions may be simple or complex. Yet simple interventions may have multiple elements that contribute to their effectiveness. Although social intervention research is an essential aspect of social work as a profession and research discipline, it is clearly multidisciplinary in its nature. The current knowledge base of social intervention research draws on knowledge gained from a wide variety of behavioral, psychological, and health interventions as well as from disciplines as diverse as psychology, education, medicine, public health, social work and other caring sciences. Social intervention research is vital to social work practice as professional decisions should be informed by evidence of both the potential benefits and harms of alternative interventions. Social intervention research focuses on the effects of an intervention under study. Of primary importance is understanding changes in the health and well-being of a target population. Subsequent results are then, ideally, used for de…
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The positive perceptions reported in included studies should be tempered against possible bias in the included studies and the inability to assess these positive perceptions by degree.
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Olsson, T. M., Broberg, M., Frisk, S., Wackenhut, A. F., Kjellin, D., Gullstrand, S., Rost, S., & Skoog, T. (2024) · European Journal of Education · doi:10.1111/ejed.12772 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
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- Authors
- Sundell, K., & Olsson, T.
- Affiliations
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Venue
- Oxford Bibliographies in Social Work
- Publisher
- Oxford University PressNew York, NY
- Published
- 2017-07-26
- OpenAlex
- W2792675461
- Cited by
- 21
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2
- Type
- reference entry
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Public Administration › Social Work Education and Practice
- Social Sciences › General Social Sciences › Social Sciences and Policies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
- Keywords
- social work intervention, intervention effectiveness, risk factors, protective factors, harm reduction, psychotherapy, evidence-based practice, multidisciplinary research, community change, well-being outcomes
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