SOCWK220R Lecture 2: Strengths Approach
14 Oct 2016
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What client has learned about self, others, and world. Community (some have negative connotation to it due to stigma) What it honours innate wisdom of human spirit the inherent capacity of resilience, healing (transformation), growth, and adaptation of humans rather than focusing on problems, focus on possibilities. Belief that everyone has resiliency and strengths to solve own life situations. Belief that people can make own choices/decisions increases strength which in turn leads them to contribute to society at the same time. Role of social worker to nourish, assist, enable, support, stimulate, and unleash strengths within people to illuminate strengths available within the community to promote equity and justice at all levels of society. Acknowledge the pain: lots of listening, paying attention real benefit in re-experiencing and putting into perspective one"s past traumas and problems in life important step in letting go of the past and creating a better present and future.
