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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 ]
Based upon social constructivist thinking and Wittgensteinian philosophy, [3] SFBT focuses on addressing what clients want to achieve without exploring the history and provenance of problem(s). [4] SF therapy sessions typically focus on the present and future , focusing on the past only to the degree necessary for communicating empathy and ...
With the support of numerous sources, Bacon [15] presents the idea that there are two "cultures" in positive psychology, or two different ways to view the positive psychology construct of personal strengths: focus culture and balance culture. In focus culture, individuals are focused on developing and expressing their personal strengths.
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”.
Solution based counseling theory is related to systemic family counseling and involves encouraging clients to make small consistent changes in their lives. Solution based theory views the counselor and clients are collaborators in order to create goals and bring about measurable change.
Coaching psychology is a field of applied psychology that applies psychological theories and concepts to the practice of coaching. Its aim is to increase performance, self-actualization , achievement and well-being in individuals, teams and organisations by utilising evidence-based methods grounded in scientific research. [ 1 ]
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Hundreds of different theories of psychotherapy are practiced. [2] A new therapy is born in several stages. After being trained in an existing school of psychotherapy, the therapist begins to practice. Then, after follow up training in other schools, the therapist may combine the different theories as a basis of a new practice.