Sociology Week 5 Discussion: Instruments Measuring Resiliency

In this Discussion, you use the lens of resiliency theory when reflecting on a case from your fieldwork, and then you consider how to measure the effectiveness of a possible intervention.

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To prepare for Sociology Week 5 Discussion: Instruments Measuring Resiliency:

Read this article listed in the Learning Resources:

Smith-Osborne, A., & Whitehill Bolton K. (2013). Assessing resilience: A review of measures across the life course. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 10(2), 111–126. doi:10.1080/15433714.2011.597305

By Day 3

Post:

Reflect on your fieldwork experience, and identify a case where it would have been beneficial to employ resiliency theory. Describe the case in 2 sentences.

Describe the presenting problem in one concise sentence.

Describe an intervention you would implement to promote resiliency.

Identify an instrument from the Smith-Osborne and Whitehill Bolton’s article that would be appropriate when employing a single-subject design to evaluate how effective the intervention is in increasing the client’s level of resiliency.

Explain why you selected the instrument.

In other words, why would the instrument be appropriate? (Consider the age of the client and for whom the instrument was designed, how feasible it would be to administer the instrument such as cost, time to administer it, etc.).

By Day 5

Respond to two colleagues:

Discuss how you would use the data collected by your colleague to guide the next step in the planned change process or to inform future work with clients.

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Required Text Abstract:

Through this systematic review the authors analyze scales used to measure resilience in individuals
across the life course. The scales were obtained according to a priori inclusion criteria through searches
using electronic databases, cited references, and requests to human services researchers currently
engaged in research utilizing a resiliency theory framework. Eleven measurement tools meeting study
inclusion criteria were located within the existing literature. Currently validated instruments measure
specific populations and vary in length and format. The need for an analytical approach to measuring
resilience is long overdue. This assessment is intended to aid social work practitioners working with
populations that have faced adversity.