1. 7/7/11 Office of Training and Professional DevelopmentI 111 Unit 3F Strength-based Practice

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6. 7/7/11 Office of Training and Professional DevelopmentI 666 What does Strength-based practice in Child Welfare mean to you? How would you define it? How do you do it?

7. 7/7/11 Office of Training and Professional DevelopmentI 777 Acknowledging an Allegation or Medical Based Model How do we enhance our practice to truly engage in a strength based model of practice when… –Involvement in the child welfare system only occurs due to allegations of needs –Financial compensation can be dependent on a needs based medical model (Rule 132: Medicaid Requirements)

8. 7/7/11 Office of Training and Professional DevelopmentI 888 Principles of Strength-Based Practice A profound belief in the potential of every client and in communicating that through a focus on their dreams, hopes, goals and successes. Every individual, group, family and community has an array of capacities, skills, talents, strengths and resources. We best serve clients by collaborating with them. One of the most effective way to meet needs is by identifying and building strengths.

9. 7/7/11 Office of Training and Professional DevelopmentI 999 Why do people react differently when faced with similar challenges, experiences, or trauma?

10. 7/7/11 Office of Training and Professional DevelopmentI 10 What is Resilience? The human capacity to face, overcome and be strengthened by or even transformed by the adversities of life. “The process of, the capacity for, or outcome of successful adaptation despite challenging or threatening circumstances” (Masten, Best, & Garmezy, 1990)

11. 7/7/11 Office of Training and Professional DevelopmentI 11 Resilience Resilience is a dynamic process rather than a static trait. Resilience is often defined in terms of areas or domains of competence. Adults and caregivers promote resilience in children through words, actions and the environment they provide.

12. 7/7/11 Office of Training and Professional DevelopmentI 12 Resilience I HAVE: Refers to supports, resources and help outside the individual (e.g., trusting relationships, structure and rules at home, role models, encouragement from others) I AM: Reflects feelings, attitudes, beliefs and strengths within the individual (e.g., loving, proud of myself, autonomous and responsible) I CAN: Highlights social and interpersonal skills individuals learn and acquire and the resulting sense of efficacy and pride (e.g., communicate, problem solve, manage my feelings and impulses)

13. 7/7/11 Office of Training and Professional DevelopmentI 13 A Child Welfare Strength-Based Approach One of the most effective ways to address deficits or meet needs is by identifying and building strengths.

14. 7/7/11 Office of Training and Professional DevelopmentI 14 Developmental Assets See Handouts #1 through #4 (www.search-institute.org)

15. 7/7/11 Office of Training and Professional DevelopmentI 15 Share an experience you have had, either personally or professionally, with a individual or family you considered resilient. What were the circumstances / challenges / triumphs he/she/they faced? What protective factors / developmental assets were present for him/her/them?

16. 7/7/11 Office of Training and Professional DevelopmentI 16 Recognizing Strengths in Non-traditional Ways “Learn to “professionally persevere” (Seyfried, Mann & Birgen, 200*) Consider anti-social behaviors as a part of a continuum and link current negative strategies to pathways to more pro-social coping. (Example - drug dealing youth linked in a few cases to supporting siblings)

17. 7/7/11 Office of Training and Professional DevelopmentI 17 Operationalizing Strength-Based Practice How do we find strengths in people who abuse and neglect children? Identify real-life examples: 1.Recognize the strength. 2.Reframe the strength. 3.Redirect the strength.

18. 7/7/11 Office of Training and Professional DevelopmentI 18 Practicing Interview Starting with Strengths Staying with Strengths Ending with Strengths

19. 7/7/11 Office of Training and Professional DevelopmentI 19 Our Deepest Fear, by Marianne Williamson “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”