Strengths, Support, and Resiliencies
› Strengths, support, and resiliencies • By assessing a client’s strengths, support, and resiliencies the social worker and client are able to identify possible
resources that can be used in the treatment process, and the client begins to develop a sense of empowerment and mastery over his or her own environment. Personal strengths to be assessed include the client’s interests, skills, talents, and positive attributes. Resiliencies are protective factors that allow the client to positively adapt to challenges. Exploration of resiliencies such as the client’s or family’s ability to persevere and overcome obstacles; tenacity; and survival skills can help clients identify the strengths they utilized during incidents or situations that were challenging. Social strengths include the client’s ability to identify and utilize social support systems such as immediate and extended family and friends, as well as his or her ability to develop and maintain new relationships. Community strengths may include positive aspects of the client’s neighborhood or religious or cultural institutions
