The strengths-based (or solutions-based) approach to human services

McClam, T., & Woodside, M. (2012). The helpin" rel="nofollow">ing process: Assessment to termin" rel="nofollow">ination. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing. *Chapter 1, “Introducin" rel="nofollow">ing the Helpin" rel="nofollow">ing Process” *Chapter 4, “Effective Intake Interviewin" rel="nofollow">ing” The strengths-based (or solutions-based) approach to human services considers in" rel="nofollow">interviewees to be resilient in" rel="nofollow">individuals who have coped in" rel="nofollow">in the past. It focuses on the positive qualities an in" rel="nofollow">interviewee brin" rel="nofollow">ings to the situation, rather than the deficits. Given this assumption, the in" rel="nofollow">interviewer uses a strengths-based approach, which aims to elicit the in" rel="nofollow">interviewee’s own strategies for copin" rel="nofollow">ing with a current situation. This approach has the added advantage of lessenin" rel="nofollow">ing an in" rel="nofollow">interviewee’s defensiveness. It is important to establish a foundation of strength. It is also important for an in" rel="nofollow">interviewer to gather needed in" rel="nofollow">information, to focus the in" rel="nofollow">interviewee on the pertin" rel="nofollow">inent issue needin" rel="nofollow">ing to be addressed, and to clarify issues and feelin" rel="nofollow">ings. Interview questions must lay a foundation of strength while accomplishin" rel="nofollow">ing these goals. To prepare for this Assignment: *Review the section titled “Strengths-Based Approach to the Helpin" rel="nofollow">ing Process” in" rel="nofollow">in Chapter 1 in" rel="nofollow">in your course text, The Helpin" rel="nofollow">ing Process: Assessment to Termin" rel="nofollow">ination. *Review the section titled “Questionin" rel="nofollow">ing” in" rel="nofollow">in Chapter 4 of your course text, The Helpin" rel="nofollow">ing Process: Assessment to Termin" rel="nofollow">ination. Focus on page 77, particularly the examples of questions after each appropriate use of questionin" rel="nofollow">ing. Review the article titled “Implementation of a Strengths-Based Approach in" rel="nofollow">in the Practice of Child and Youth Care.” *Review the article titled “Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Solution-Focused Interviewin" rel="nofollow">ing Skills: BSW Student Voices.” ***Consider the followin" rel="nofollow">ing scenario: A woman has come to you to see if she qualifies for a program that offers reduced child care fees to lower in" rel="nofollow">income parents. You need to determin" rel="nofollow">ine her in" rel="nofollow">income from a variety of sources to see if she meets program criteria. The woman tells you she is not married and that she is workin" rel="nofollow">ing as a cashier at a convenience store. She seems nervous, however, and is reluctant to go beyond these bare facts. The Assignment: ***Usin" rel="nofollow">ing the scenario provided, submit by Day 7 a 1- to 2-page paper that in" rel="nofollow">includes the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: *A set of two strengths-based questions that will help you achieve the goal of obtain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing the in" rel="nofollow">information you need