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Lebogang: Fostering Strength-Based Practice

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Lebogang’s mother needs to possess the following principles that serve as the foundation for guiding and implementing strength-based practice. • An absolute belief that every she has potential and it is her unique strengths and capabilities that will determine her evolving story as well as define who she really is - not their limitations (not, I will believe when I see – rather, I believe and I will see). • What she focuses on becomes her reality – focus on strength, not labels – seeing challenges as capacity fostering (not something to avoid) creates hope and optimism. • The language she uses creates her reality – both for her and Lebogang • She needs to belief that change is expected • Practitioners working in this way have to work …show more content…

It is a place where the rules guard each person’s self-respect and dignity and strongly encourage everyone to respect others. Making a safe and trusting environment requires taking trouble to make the setting appealing, offering a restful, clean, uncluttered, pleasant setting, comfy seating, perhaps a cup of tea, absolutely no intrusions, sound proofed and …show more content…

(04) You are still so amazed that it is almost impossible to accept that your child is capable of such a behaviour. To make things worse, this happens when you were expecting to find peace after the abuse from your husband. 2.6 How would you maintain the values of confidentiality and self-determination in this case? (10) Confidentiality is an essential part of the counseling relationship. A client must be able to trust that the personal information he or she shares with me will not be revealed to other people. A counselor must explain the benefits and problems inherent in counseling services and clarify the limits of confidentiality to the client. As a social worker I would do the following to maintain confidentiality in thi case: 1. I would provide informed consesnt in the sense that I must explain the benefits and risks of counselling. I would request permission to record counselling sessions in writing, with a video or recorder. 2. I would explain the protection procedure in terms of how I will protect confidentiality, including how records will be stored. 3. I would provide the client with a written form to sign, authorizing informed

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