Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-4-2018
Abstract
Interviewing clients about their strengths is an important part of developing a complete understanding of their lives and has several advantages over simply focusing on problems and pathology. Prerequisites for skillfully interviewing for strengths include the communication skills that emerge from a stance of not knowing, developing a vocabulary of strengths that allows practitioners to identify and name them, and having a “ear for strengths.” Building on this, Saleebey (2008) offers a framework of eight types of questions that allow us to explore strengths in depth with clients.
Recommended Citation
Hass, M. R. (2018). Interviewing to understand strengths. International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 10(3), 315-321. doi: 10.26822/iejee.2018336189
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T & K Academic
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Comments
This article was originally published in International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, volume 10, issue 3, in 2018. DOI: 10.26822/iejee.2018336189