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Tools for strengths-based assessment and evaluation / Catherine A. Simmons, PhD, LCSW, Peter Lehmann, PhD, LCSW.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simmons, Catherine A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Evaluation research (Social action programs).
- Needs assessment.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxv, 534 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer Publishing Company, [2013]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Foreword; Foreword:Why We Need a More Positive Social Science in These Troubling Times; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Strengths and Psychotherapy; 2 Incorporating Strengths Into Assessment and Evaluation: Striking a Balance Between "What Is Right" and "What Is Wrong"; 3 Selecting "Tools" for Clinical Practice; 4 Happiness and Subjective Well-Being; 5 Health, Wellness, and Health-Related Quality of Life; 6 Acceptance, Mindfulness, and Situational Affect; 7 Hope, Optimism, and Humor; 8 Resilience, Coping, andPosttraumatic Growth; 9 Aspirations, Goals, and Values; 10 Self-Effi cacy11 Social Support, Social Relationships, and Emotional Intelligence; 12 Empowerment Tools for Strengths-BasedAssessment and EvaluationEmpowerment; 13 Couples; 14 Families; 15 Children and Adolescents; Index; Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Howard R. Jachman Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780826107626
- 0826107621
- Publisher Number:
- 99984136070
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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