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.

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