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To prepare:

• Select one of these three groups: (, (2) a gay, lesbian,  bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) individual, 
• Review the Walden Library resources listed in the Learning Resources.
• Then conduct a library search for an empirical study  focused on one of the groups above and the unique psychosocial factors  or issues a social worker should be aware of when working with that  group.
• Post the APA-style reference for the article you found in the library.
• Describe four specific psychosocial factors that should  be taken into account in order to understand the psychosocial context  when working with the group you selected. (Two of these factors should  be psychologically related and two of these factors should be socially  related). 
• Identify and explain a psychosocial intervention that  addresses one of the four specific psychosocial factors you described  above.
• Identify 1 to 2 outcomes you might measure if you were to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. 
• Evaluate one advantage of using a psychosocial framework in social work practice with the group you chose.

• Evaluate the disadvantages of using a psychosocial framework in social work practice with the group your colleague chose

APa format

Healy, K. (2016). After the biomedical technology revolution: Where to now for a bio-psycho-social approach to social work? British Journal of Social Work, 46(5), 1446–1462. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcv051

Turner, F. J. (Ed.). (2017). Social work treatment: Interlocking theoretical approaches (6th ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Chapter 26: The Psychosocial Framework of Social Work Practice (pp. 411–419)
Chapter 30: Role Theory and Concepts Applied to Personal and Social Change in Social Work (pp. 452–470)