Essay On Preventative Intervention

Problem In My Community
There is one particular problem that keeps becoming an issue in my community, which is citizens being attacked by police officers. There are cases every week of new attacks on individuals and enough is enough. The latest story was of a man who was attacked by three police officers at his home. He was sent to jail, and died three days later due to the violent attack (Anderson, 2016).
Preventative Intervention
For individuals who are attacked by police officers, but live to tell the story, they continue to suffer from the brutal attacks. When an individual experiences trauma such as an attack, they may be at risk for PTSD (Roe-Sepowtiz, Bedard, & Thyer, 2005). There are three preventative intervention plans that need to be in placed, which are providing treatment for PTSD,
The first challenge is not being able to meet all the phases of the intervention. In the first stage, the interventionist needs to engage with the client, establish rapport, and understand the problem (Laureate Education, 2008). The victim may not want to take part in counseling or may not be able to open up to their counselor. The second phase is dedicated to the establishment of goals and the selection of an intervention (Laureate Education, 2008). The intervention plan may not end up being the appropriate choice and the goals can be mismanaged. The third phase is to assess progress (Laureate Education, 2008). It would be concerning if after the intervention there was no positive progress being made. The last challenge I foresee occurring within this intervention plan is focusing on the individual change, while forgetting to address the public change as well (Eriksson, Falch, Ase-Britt, Lisznyai, & Ritook, 2003). Police officers do not need to act with such malicious intent. Helping victims of attacks is not only an individual problem, but a society one as