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interventionist

interventionist

2 7.6
A person who gets involved to help change or improve a situation
  • noun
  • /ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənɪst/
translation icon : intervencionista
  • The experienced interventionist helped the struggling students develop their reading skills.
  • early interventionists
  • interventionist provides
  • trained interventionists

Examples

  • The findings provide practical insights into the role of the early interventionist in supporting early literacy development.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The child read the story a final time aloud to the interventionist and charted this performance.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In the two years she spent with her interventionist, Hope achieved three years of growth.

    Academic text (2012)
  • During each teaching opportunity, the interventionist had to engage in all steps to create an agreement.

    Academic text (2015)
  • There was no set standard that interventionists were required to meet during training prior to implementation.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The second training workshop occurred after interventionists had implemented approximately one quarter of the Fusion lessons.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Each session was implemented by one of three behavior analysis-trained interventionists who were members of Andy's school team.

    Academic text (2015)
  • To enhance implementation fidelity, all four interventionists received on-site coaching from members of the curriculum team.

    Academic text (2015)
  • As an interventionist, she worked closely with families to improve student outcomes.

  • After assessing the situation, the interventionist decided to implement new techniques to support the children's learning.

Synonyms

intercessor
vsinterventionist
2 8.8

A person who helps two people or groups agree

enters situations to change or improve them rather than only mediating for others
intervener
vsinterventionist
  • UK
1 6.0

A person or group who becomes involved to help stop a conflict and solve a dispute

focuses on helping improve a situation rather than official conflict intervention
changemaker
vsinterventionist
1 4.3

A person who works to make positive change in a community or organization

steps into specific situations to try to improve or resolve them

Antonyms

84 3.4

A person who watches an event but does not take part

A person who does not take part in an activity or event

How Interventionist

instigator
12 6.8
rescuer
64 1.4
interventionist
2 7.6
helper
79 1.0
bystander
84 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

interventionist = intervention (transparent) = inter + vent + ion + ist

The word 'interventionist' is clearly derived from 'intervention' with the suffix '-ist' indicating a person involved in or advocating for intervention.

Etymology

The word interventionist comes from intervene (with inter- 'between' and venire 'to come') and the ending -ist which means 'a person who does something'. So an interventionist is someone who steps in to help change or improve a situation.