Therapy model
Strengths-Based Approach
Strengths-based approaches emphasize identifying and using existing capacities, resources, and protective factors. In psychotherapy and social care, strengths-based methods are discussed as complements to problem-focused assessment and intervention.
Worksheets

Citations
- Strength-based methods: A narrative review and meta-analytic perspective
PMC • 2023
- Strengths-Based Approaches in Social Work and Social Care
Journal of Long-Term Care • 2021
- Strengths-based Approaches: Perspectives from Practitioners
British Journal of Social Work • 2024
Key concepts
- Strengths and resources as targets for intervention
- Agency, competence, and resilience factors
- Collaborative goal setting and language
- Integrating strengths with risk and needs assessment
- Evidence base and methodological limits
- Contextual and cultural considerations
- Avoiding forced positivity or minimization