Nassau Alternative: Treatement Approaches and Modalities
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Strength-based Therapy is a type of positive psychotherapy and counseling that focuses more on internal strengths and resourcefulness, and less on weaknesses, failures, and shortcomings. This focus sets up a positive mindset that helps build on an individual’s best qualities, find strengths, improve and change worldview to one that is more positive. A positive attitude, in turn, can help expectations and become more reasonable. The following form the basis for client Strength-based Therapy:
1. Client Responsibility
2. Client Goal Setting;
3. Focus on Strengths and not weaknesses;
4. Collaboration as part of the treatment team;
5. Develop Community-based Recovery resources.
Nassau Alternative Evidence-based Treatment Approaches (Click on approach to learn more):
At the beginning of treatment, a therapeutic alliance is formed between Counselor and client as they collaboratively develop the five pillars of Strengths-based Recovery.
Using signature strengths rather than focusing on deficits during the group process showed better participation, improves happiness and showed a significant decrease in depression.
The substance abuser tends to become central to the family’s functioning. Ironically, enabling the user is allowed by other family members as a primary coping mechanism to maintain a steady state within the family.
