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Why you should use a strengths based approach to build resilience

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In community and individual care, two methodologies of identification and treatment of issues prevail over all others: the strengths based approach and deficit or problem based approach. Most community and health care programs focus on the problem based approach. By looking at ‘what is wrong’, traditional change focused programs tend to expend their energy exploring past issues, labelling problems (and therefore limiting solutions) and ignoring the potential that can arise from adversity. Treating children and adolescents with deficit-based thinking can not only stifle positive progression, it has actually been shown to increase negative outcomes.[1] By focusing on a strengths-based model we can create more sustainable change by helping client’s identify their own strengths and build resilience from the inside out.Our community projects have real outcomes. What is a problem-based approach? Zero-tolerance bullying programs and youth crime intervention programs such as ‘s...
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3 Steps To Choosing Social And Emotional Learning Programs

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Before engaging in any SEL program, early childhood educators should not only consider the outcomes of the program, but just as importantly, consider the foundations of the program.                                       If the outcome is to build resilience and wellbeing in children, you should check to see if the foundations include these 3 steps: 1. Does the SEL program establish as sense of identity for the children? Will the SEL program teach; I have strengths; I am safe and secure; I am valued Will it teach that we all have similarities and differences and will it provide a sense of agency about children’s ability to contribute? The foundations for any SEL program should encourage children to share information about themselves, it should encourage children to develop a growing awareness of how they are the same and how they are different from other children and should...
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