Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction : power in the people / Dennis Saleebey -- Victors or victims? / Howard Goldstein -- Putting problems in their place : further explorations in the strengths perspective / Ann Weick, Ronna Chamberlain -- The strengths approach to practice / Dennis Saleebey -- Assessing client strengths : assessment for client empowerment / Charles Cowger -- The strengths perspective and persons with substance abuse problems / Richard Rapp -- The strengths model of case management : principles and helping functions / Walter Kisthardt -- The strengths model with older adults : critical practice components / Becky Fast, Rosemary Chapin -- Hidden treasures : unlocking strengths in the public social services / Mary Bricker-Jenkins -- The strengths perspective and the politics of clienthood / Gary E. Holmes -- Fostering resiliency in children and youth : promoting protective factors in the school / Bonnie Benard -- On strengths, niches, and recovery from serious mental illness / W. Patrick Sullivan -- Community development, group empowerment, and individual resilience / Dennis Saleebey -- Niches and practice : extending the ecological perspective / James B. Taylor -- The strengths perspective : possibilities and problems / Dennis Saleebey.