Transitions and Models of Intervention

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ID9751901
AuthorsPhyllis R Silverman (corresponding author)
Year1982
Volume464
Issue1
Pages174-187
Publication date1982-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0002716282464001016
PMID10260625
OpenAlexW2100785389
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited12

All transitions are associated with change. People, basically conservative by nature, tend to resist change. Any intervention needs to consider that reactions to a transition are affected by prior experience, by the way transitions are viewed in an individual's social network, and by what learning opportunities are available. Responses can be viewed as typical under the circumstances, with rites of passage and helpers available to guide people in coping; or they can be viewed as a result of deficits in the individual for which treatment is prescribed. To facilitate change, seen as an expected event, individuals need to be linked to resources and information. They need role models and legitimation of their feelings. Learning, at such times of stress, seems to be facilitated by the availability of a peer, in the sense that the helper has had a similar experience. This help is available in mutual help groups. However, many kinds of help need to be available. The goal of any help is to empower the individual to cope in ways that promote growth and change

Cognitive psychology · Coping (psychology · Feeling · Internet privacy · Intervention (counseling · Political science · Psychotherapist · Social change · Social learning · Transition (genetics · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Computer Science · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Health disparities and outcomes · Psychology · Social Psychology

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