| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 534 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Foreword:Why We Need a More Positive Social Science in These Troubling Times; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Strengths and Psychotherapy; 2 Incorporating Strengths Into Assessment and Evaluation: Striking a Balance Between "What Is Right" and "What Is Wrong"; 3 Selecting "Tools" for Clinical Practice; 4 Happiness and Subjective Well-Being; 5 Health, Wellness, andHealth-Related Quality of Life; 6 Acceptance, Mindfulness, andSituational Affect; 7 Hope, Optimism, and Humor; 8 Resilience, Coping, andPosttraumatic Growth; 9 Aspirations, Goals, and Values. |
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10 Self-Effi cacy11 Social Support, Social Relationships, and Emotional Intelligence; 12 Empowerment Tools for Strengths-BasedAssessment and EvaluationEmpowerment; 13 Couples; 14 Families; 15 Children and Adolescents; Index; Back Cover. |
| Summary |
Traditionally, assessment and evaluation have focused on the negative aspects or deficits of a client's presentation. Yet strengths, health, and those things that are going ""right"" in a person's life are key protective factors in the prevention and treatment of many mental health problems. Thus, measuring strengths is an important component of a balanced assessment and evaluation process. This is the first compendium of more than 150 valid and reliable strengths-based assessment tools that clinicians, researchers, educators, and program evaluators can use to assess a wide array of positive a. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
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Evaluation research (Social action programs) |
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Needs assessment.
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Needs assessment. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Lehmann, Peter, 1950-
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| Other Form: |
Paperback 9780826107657 |
| ISBN |
9780826107626 (electronic book) |
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0826107621 (electronic book) |
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1306083125 |
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9781306083126 |
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9780826107657 |
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