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Strength-based practice is a social work practice theory that emphasizes people's self-determination and strengths. It is a philosophy and a way of viewing clients (originally psychological patients, but in an extended sense also employees, colleagues or other persons) as resourceful and resilient in the face of adversity. [1]
The case management model developed in the US was a ... Strengths based case management / ... A Theory of Mental Illness: Integrating Social and Emotional Aspects ...
Social work case management is a process of linking clients to services that enhance their functional capacity, from assessment to comprehensive intervention for equitable client care. [11] According to NASW (1984) "Case management is a mechanism for ensuring a comprehensive program that will meet an individual's need for care by coordinating ...
SFBT is strengths-based [9] [18] and supports clients' self-determination. [12] Using the client's language, SFBT uses the client's perspective [12] and fosters cooperation. [19] The focus on the strengths and resources of clients is a factor in why some social workers choose SFBT. [20]
A Personal practice model (PPM) is a social work tool for understanding and linking theories to each other and to the practical tasks of social work. Mullen [ 1 ] describes the PPM as “the art and science of social work”, or more prosaically, “an explicit conceptual scheme that expresses a worker's view of practice”.
In Advanced Case Management: New Strategies for the Nineties, Norma Radol Raiff describes the history of case management in social work.She views case management in social work as "an intervention with roots in the professional's value base, including its hallowed principle of respect for the individual, client self-determination, and equal access to resources."
In 2000, Domestic Workers United was born out of organizing efforts of Women Workers Project of the Committee Against Anti-Asian Women (CAAV) and the Andolan Organizing South Asian Workers (AOSAW). In 2010, after years of organizing, DWU attained a landmark victory. On August 31, 2010, then New York Governor David Paterson signed a law
The generic model used in the United States is the chronic care model, which holds that health care does not only involve change in the patient and that high-quality disease care counts the community, the health system, self-management support, delivery system design, decision support, and clinical information systems as important elements in ...