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Book SynopsisBoth a philosophy of practice and a specific set of tools and methods, the strengths model is designed to facilitate a recovery-oriented partnership between client and practitioner. This revised edition charts the evolution of the strengths model, reviews the empirical support behind it, and illustrates the techniques and values that guide its application.
Trade ReviewFor those who have read the first edition, there is still enough new material here, with more examples of real case histories, to make this a must read text....Rapp and Goscha have achieved what they set out to do: setting out the values and principles and the theory of the Strengths Model, and describing real practices that implement this approach....I would strongly recommend it for social work practitioners in mental health services, but it should also be considered as mandatory reading for all social workers and every mental health discipline. * British Journal of Social Work *
Table of ContentsForeword, Patricia Deegan ; Preface ; 1. History, Critique, and Useful Conceptions: Toward a Strengths Paradigm ; 2. A Beginning Theory of Strengths ; 3. The Purpose, Principles, and Research Results of the Strengths Model ; 4. Engagement and Relationship: A New Partnership ; 5. Strengths Assessment: Amplifying the Well Part of the Individual ; 6. Personal Planning: Creating the Achievement Agenda ; 7. Resource Acquisition: Putting Community Back into Community Mental Health ; 8. Supportive Case Management Context: Creating the Conditions for Effectiveness ; 9. Strengths Model Epilogue: Commonly Asked Questions (Objections) ; Appendix I. Spirit-Breaking Behaviors ; Appendix II. Hope-Inducing Behaviors ; Appendix III. Areas to Explore Through the Strengths Assessment ; Appendix IV. Quality Review of Strengths Assessment ; Appendix V. Strengths Model Core Competencies Evaluation Tool ; Appendix VI. Strengths Model Case Management Fidelity Scale ; References ; Index
