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Strengths Perspective

Resiliency Enhancement : Putting the Strengths Perspective Into Social Work Practice by Elaine Norman (Editor)
ISBN: 9780231118002
Publication Date: 2000
This book bridges the gap between theory and implementation to illustrate how resiliency enhancement enables social workers to put the strengths perspective successfully into practice for their clients. Contributors to this volume show how social workers can use interventions to enhance those resiliency factors.

Saleebey article (1996)
Saleebey, D. (1996). The strengths perspective in social work practice: extensions and cautions. Social Work, 41(3), 296-305.
Weick et al. article (1989)
Weick, A., Rapp, C., Sullivan, W. P., & Kisthardt, W. (1989). A Strengths Perspective for Social Work Practice. Social Work, 34(4), 350-354.

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Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9781410317810
Publication Date: 2016

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