|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Key Messages for Social Work Month 2008
When speaking to the media and others about Social Work Month 2008, the messages need to be comprehensive, but concise. We encourage you to use these key talking points when discussing Social Work Month 2008:
- The foundation for growth and change in an individual, a family and a community are their strengths.
- The “strengths perspective” – a central tenant of the social work profession – emphasizes resources, capabilities, support systems, and motivations to meet challenges and overcome adversity.
- The “strengths perspective” emphasizes the assets that are used to achieve and maintain individual and social well-being.
- Understanding and utilizing strengths is essential to improving the emotional health and well-being of individuals, families and communities.
|
|
| |
|
|
|
