• How will you know that your intervention with the family was successful? Whatkinds of behaviors or progress will you see that will lead you to believe that changehas occurred?• If your intervention is not successful with the family, briefly write about what youwould do next Arnold is an eight-year-old Caucasian boy who has lived with his grandmother sincebirth in a low-income, urban neighborhood. He is physically small and shows signs ofcognitive delay. While Arnold frequently talks on the phone with his mother, he has notseen her in two years. Arnold believes that he will never live with his mother because"she won't be out of prison until I am 21." Arnold has met his father once, but does nothave any contact with him. While Arnold does not live with his biological siblings, hesees them regularly and appears to have positive relationships with them. Arnold hasknown about and witnessed considerable violence over the course of his life. When hewas younger, his mother shot herself in the leg with a handgun. His fourteen-year-oldcousin was recently killed. He sees relatives take drugs on a regular basis. He reportedthat he feels unsafe at school because children often make fun of him and occasionallybeat him up. Finally, Arnold reported a high level of exposure to drug deals and violencein his immediate neighborhood. Arnold reported feeling happy "almost all of the time"with his grandmother. He feels safest in his grandmother's home and doesn't generallygo outside. He is glad that his grandmother always knows where he is and never leaveshim alone. He told us that his grandmother "respects me, buys me clothes, cooks forme, takes care of me when I am sick, plays games with me, helps me with myhomework, and lets me sharpen my own pencils." He likes having his own room with hisown television, home video game system, toys, and games. He is also proud of theawards that his grandmother has displayed around the house to remind the family ofArnold's school achievements. Arnold identified a couple of things that he doesn't likeabout living with his grandmother: the roaches (in the kitchen and top drawer of hisbedroom dresser) and the strong smell of cigarettes.

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• How will you know that your intervention with the family was successful? Whatkinds of behaviors or progress will you see that will lead you to believe that changehas occurred?• If your intervention is not successful with the family, briefly write about what youwould do next Arnold is an eight-year-old Caucasian boy who has lived with his grandmother sincebirth in a low-income, urban neighborhood. He is physically small and shows signs ofcognitive delay. While Arnold frequently talks on the phone with his mother, he has notseen her in two years. Arnold believes that he will never live with his mother because&#34;she won't be out of prison until I am 21.&#34; Arnold has met his father once, but does nothave any contact with him. While Arnold does not live with his biological siblings, hesees them regularly and appears to have positive relationships with them. Arnold hasknown about and witnessed considerable violence over the course of his life. When hewas younger, his mother shot herself in the leg with a handgun. His fourteen-year-oldcousin was recently killed. He sees relatives take drugs on a regular basis. He reportedthat he feels unsafe at school because children often make fun of him and occasionallybeat him up. Finally, Arnold reported a high level of exposure to drug deals and violencein his immediate neighborhood. Arnold reported feeling happy &#34;almost all of the time&#34;with his grandmother. He feels safest in his grandmother's home and doesn't generallygo outside. He is glad that his grandmother always knows where he is and never leaveshim alone. He told us that his grandmother &#34;respects me, buys me clothes, cooks forme, takes care of me when I am sick, plays games with me, helps me with myhomework, and lets me sharpen my own pencils.&#34; He likes having his own room with hisown television, home video game system, toys, and games. He is also proud of theawards that his grandmother has displayed around the house to remind the family ofArnold's school achievements. Arnold identified a couple of things that he doesn't likeabout living with his grandmother: the roaches (in the kitchen and top drawer of hisbedroom dresser) and the strong smell of cigarettes.

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Family intervention is the process of involving family members in therapy in order to improve the…

How will you know that your intervention with the family was successful? What kinds of behaviors or progress will you see that will lead you to believe that change has occurred? • If your intervention is not successful with the family, briefly write about what you would do next