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A family-centered, strength-based philosophy is a shift in the way providers approach children and families. It replaces the idea of a child-focused assessment and service programs. Family-centered, strength-based are different ways to view relationships between the child, the family, and the service delivery system with the family at the center and the service providers as collaborations. It is not only a set of specific strategies or models but is a framework based on the belief that the best approach to families' concerns is to build community supports around families' strengths and values. Family-centered, strength-based believes that families are capable of creating solutions to the needs that they have identified. It is based upon the idea that identifying and developing families' strengths is key to long-term outcomes.
- Enhances family self-reliance
- Takes a more proactive approach
- Recognizes that families have the right to be heard, to expect honesty and genuineness, to define successes, and to set goals for themselves
- Believes that every member of a family has values, importance, and strengths
- Believes that families are capable of change and success
- Understands the social, emotional, cultural, and economic connections among family members
- Recognizes that families have unique values, rituals, roles, and that they know themselves better than anyone else
- Recognizes that building a relationship is essential to effectively understand and support the wishes and needs of families
- Families needs to be actively engaged in developing, implementing, and monitoring of the service plan
- Respect for families ethnic and racial background, values, and customs
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