How can you use active listening to assess intervention effectiveness?
As a social worker, you may encounter various situations that require you to intervene and support your clients, colleagues, or communities. Whether you are providing counseling, advocacy, education, or mediation, you need to evaluate the effectiveness of your intervention and adapt your strategies accordingly. One of the skills that can help you with this process is active listening. Active listening is more than just hearing what others say; it involves paying attention, showing interest, reflecting, summarizing, and clarifying the messages and emotions that are communicated. In this article, you will learn how you can use active listening to assess intervention effectiveness in different contexts.