Intervention
Psychological interventions
can be defined as specific actions that psychologists perform in order to bring about change in people. There are a variety of intervention strategies and evidence-based intervention practices that are directed towards various types of issues. Here we highlight a few intervention approaches that are used by our psychologists in the community.
1. BEHAVIOuRAL interventions
Behavioural Interventions are highly useful for disability groups and probably one of the less well-propagated interventions in the field of psychology locally. We have identified five competency units that will help you succeed in doing behavioural interventions:
2. TEACCH - STRUCTURED TEACHING
TEACCH or Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication-related disabled Children is a service and research program for individuals of all ages and skill levels with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Structured TEACCHing, refers to the use of TEACCH principles to teach individuals with ASD skills in different areas. It is an important learning module because of its effectiveness with people with autism.
3. MOtivational interviewing (MI)
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a person-centered and collaborative approach that strengthens an individual’s motivation and commitment to change through exploring and resolving ambivalence (Miller & Rollnick, 2012). Over the past 30 years, research and practice of MI have been widely observed in the areas of healthcare, mental health, and corrections to address a variety of behavioural outcomes, with the most evidence on addictive behaviours.
4. family therapy
Family Therapy is a well-established and evidenced based approach that aims to resolve the presenting problems by working on the relationships between the person and significant members of his or her family and social network. This is based on the theory that the family is a system and the action of one family member might lead to a reaction from another family member.
5. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a short-term psychotherapy treatment that enables clients to: 1) be aware of their thoughts and emotions; 2) understand the relationship between situations, thoughts, emotions, and behaviours; and 3) learn skills to improve their emotions by changing their thoughts and behaviours. It has strong empirical support for treating a wide range of disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and phobias, and can be useful in dealing with problems that come up in day-to-day life.