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Strengths Perspective In Social Work

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The strengths perspective is a strategy in social work that empowers the service-user by showing them how to use their own skills to overcome the challenges in their lives through optimism. It is a way of seeing the situation and themselves differently. Every service-user has competencies, but many do not know how to apply those to improve their lives. Social workers can give them the tools to recognize, enhance and apply these strengths they already have. I am a huge believer that you cannot “fix” a person’s life, but you can give them the skills to show them how they can improve their own lives. It shows people that they are not defined by their problems, and they have what it takes to overcome obstacles because nobody else can improve
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