The strength-based approaches value the capacity, skills, knowledge, connections and potential in individuals and communities. Focusing on their strengths does not mean ignoring challenges, or spinning struggles into strengths. I have learned a lot from this article. It talks about the strengths-base management tool to asses a client’s strength. Strengths-Based Case Management combines a focus on individual's strengths with three other principles: promoting the use of informal supportive networks; offering assertive community involvement by case managers; and emphasizing the relationship between the client and case manager. It is an approach that helps participants achieve specific desired outcomes. One thing, I thought that was very interesting …show more content…
They first must accept that they have a problem and lay it out on the table. All the negative and the positive about this addiction for instance, can help with the healing process. It’s their choice and we should not push them unless they want the help. Another thing was the relationship with our clients. As a social worker, we should maintain some sort of boundaries with our clients, and we must keep in mind that we are not their friend or family member. We are simple their guiding angels. We will be there but it’s up to them to make our decisions. The strength-based management approach is a great tool to use in my future career of a social worker. For example, a substance abuse client. You can use this approach to track their growth in the program. Keeping track of their meeting and then showing them, helps provides a backbone to why they wanted to stop the substance use in the first place. Another example would be working with student in school. If a kid wants to drop out of school because it’s becoming too stressful for them. As a social worker, you can use the strength-based approach. You could simply, meet with the student, once a week to see where they are