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Intervention—involvement in and interaction with members of a specific social system to address specific social problems—is the defining characteristic of clinical sociology. Practi—tioners blend the role of social scientist with the role of active social change agent. Intervention along with the application of sociological perspectives, knowledge, and skills comprise the unifying themes that span the diversity of clinical sociology. This chapter will briefly describe the variety of clinical sociological intervention—the remainder of the book will provide greater detail—and then go on to offer an overview of intervention that includes several “guiding themes” followed by a general description of the intervention process.
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Rebach, H.M. (2001). Intervention in Clinical Sociology. In: Rebach, H.M., Bruhn, J.G. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Sociology. Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1217-2_2
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