Are practitioners incorporating a strengths‐focused approach when working with multi‐problem poor families
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12397381 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Sousa (0000-0003-3491-7119, University of Aveiro, corresponding author), Claudia Ribeiro (0000-0001-5486-4187, University of Aveiro), Sofia Rodrigues (0000-0002-2274-8373, University of Aveiro) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-66 |
| Publication date | 2006-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1052-9284 • E-ISSN: 1099-1298 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/casp.875 |
| OpenAlex | W2105634406 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 20 |
Multi‐problem poor families have been characterized as dysfunctional and chaotic, and problem‐centred interventions have been developed. However, the activation of families' strengths has shown itself to be an important tool for intervention, hence the relevance of promoting the incorporation of a strengths‐focused approach. So, it becomes important to determine to what extent practitioners are thinking of incorporating a strengths‐focused approach when working with these families. To achieve this goal, a semi‐structured interview was administered to 23 practitioners. The findings suggest that practitioners are able to identify strengths but do not think in a strengths‐focused way. The main obstacles are: ambiguity in the definition of strengths, a focus on problems, lack of confidence in the possibility of improvement in the lives of families. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Ambiguity · Dysfunctional family · Intervention (counseling · Management science · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychotherapist · Relevance (law · Strengths and weaknesses · Applied Psychology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Computer Science · Family and Disability Support Research · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 0,73 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |