10     Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities Engagement Substantively and affectively prepare for action with individuals, families,...

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Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities

Engagement

Substantively and affectively prepare for action with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities

Use empathy and other interpersonal skills

Develop mutually agreed-on-focus of work and desired outcomes

Assessment

Collect, organize, and interpret client data

Assess client strengths and limitations

Develop mutually agreed-on intervention goals and objectives

 Select appropriate intervention strategies

Intervention

Initiate actions to achieve organizational goals

Implement prevention interventions that enhance client capacities

 Help clients resolve problems

Negotiate, mediate, and advocate for clients

Facilitate transitions and endings

Evaluation

Critically  analyze, monitor, and evaluate interventions