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Embracing the Strengths: A Guide to Understanding and Supporting Families in Crisis

Learn how to identify positive aspects and strengths within families facing difficulties, how to acknowledge progress, and how to ask the right questions for a better understanding of the underlying issues. This resource emphasizes a strengths-based approach to empower families.

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Embracing the Strengths: A Guide to Understanding and Supporting Families in Crisis

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  1. Chapter Four Understanding Families CASA Training

  2. Resources v Deficits Resource Lens Look for the positive aspects Focus on Strengths Acknowledge progress Deficit Lens Look for the negative Take control Focus on problems Label

  3. Seeing StrengthsQuestions to ask -Case Assessment How has this family solved problems in the past? What Court ordered activities have family members completed? currently? in the past? How are family members coping with their present circumstances?

  4. Conditions that may lead to abuse and neglect • Child- Related Factors • Parent/Caretaker Factors • Social-Situational Factors • Family Factors • Triggering situations • Case situations

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