Situations 1 and 2: Making Decisions About Interventions* Situation 1 Think back to a client (individual, family, group, agency, or community) with whom you have worked. Place a check mark next to each criterion you used to make your practice decision. If you have not yet worked with a client, think of the criteria on which you would probably rely. ____1. Your intuition (gut feeling) about what will be effective ____2. What you have heard from other professionals in informal exchanges ____3. Your experience with a few cases ____4. Your demonstrated track record of success based on data you have gathered systematically and regularly ____5. What fits your personal style ____6. What was usually offered at your agency ____7. Self-reports of other clients about what was helpful ____8. Results of controlled experimental studies (data that show a method is helpful) ____9. What you are most familiar with ____10. What you know by critically reading professional literature Situation 2 Imagine you have a potentially serious medical problem and you seek help from a physician to examine treatment options. Place a check mark next to each criterion you would like your physician to rely on when he or she makes recommendations about your treatment. ____1. The physician’s intuition (gut feeling) that a method will work ____2. What he or she has heard from other physicians in informal exchanges ____3. The physician’s experience with a few cases ____4. The physician’s demonstrated track record of success based on data he or she has gathered systematically and regularly ____5. What fits his or her personal style ____6. What is usually offered at the clinic ____7. Self-reports of patients about what was helpful ____8. Results of controlled experimental studies (data that show a method is helpful) ____9. What the physician is most familiar with ____10. What the physician has learned by critically reading professional literature *From Gambrill, E., & Gibbs, L. (2017). Making decisions about intervention. In Criticalthinking for helping professionals: A skills-based workbook (4th ed., pp. 69–70). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Module 03 Course Project - Part 1 PATIENT REGISTRATION FORM Practice – The People’s Clinic Address – 1000 Town Square, Anytown Pennsylvania 54321 Phone – 555-741-8529 PATIENT INFORMATION Patient – Mrs. Jane Doe Married Former name – Jane Smith DOB – 01/01/1960 SSN - 123-45-6789 Address – 123 Main Street, Anytown Pennsylvania 54321 Phone – 555-987-6543 Occupation – Nurse Employer – The People’s Hospital Employer Phone – 555-456-7890 Doctor referral to clinic INSURANCE INFORMATION Jane Doe is responsible for payment Primary insurance is Blue Cross Blue Shield Subscriber – Jane Doe ID – 123123123 Grp – 00550055 No secondary insurance IN CASE OF EMERGENCY Suzie Smith (sister) Home – 555-567-8910 Work – 555-678-9012 .