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Focal Point, Volume 16 Number 02, Portland State University. Regional Research Institute
Focal Point, Volume 16 Number 02, Portland State University. Regional Research Institute
Research and Training Center - Focal Point
The articles in this issue describe a variety of strategies communities have used to systematically engage the perspectives of family and community members. With these strategies in place, family and community members have the opportunity to play a central role in making and monitoring concrete action plans for increasing cultural competence.
Focal Point, Volume 16 Number 01, Portland State University. Regional Research Institute
Focal Point, Volume 16 Number 01, Portland State University. Regional Research Institute
Research and Training Center - Focal Point
Strengths-based practice is not just about supporting consumers as they identify and use their own positive capacities and assets. It is also about finding community assets which help link the consumer to these potential informal and community supports. For many people—consumers and providers alike—there is a great appeal to the idea of building an individual’s strengths while drawing on the community to build a supportive, individualized network of relationships and involvements. Yet when it comes down to planning and providing services and supports for children with emotional and behavioral disorders and their families, it is often difficult to see whether …