Appendix 1: Strengths Based Assessment Questions Needs, challenges, risks, Strengths, hobbies, Support network abilities, wishes etc. (friends, family, etc. (focusing on strengths neighbors, does not mean ignoring professionals), their these, but maximizing and strengths, abilities, using the strengths to knowledge, etc. overcome them) What is the child or Tell me a bit Who gives you strength young person / carer about what’s e.g. family, friends, good at? been happening? colleagues? What concerns What does it take to be Who can they on? good at that? you most? What do they do? What are they proud What is preventing the What skills do their of? child or young person / family and friends have? What positive words carer from doing what How would they do people use to they would like to do or reach them? describe them? seeing who they would What would they count What do they enjoy like to see? on them for? doing? What do they think Who visits them What are their favorite they can do to frequently? change this? things? How What did they used to Who do they think can Who do they miss? enjoy doing but can no help to change it? Why are they not able to longer do? I want you to imagine a see/keep in touch with Who do you like being scale from 0-10. 10 is these people? the future and 0 is as with? Who do they What would they like bad as things get. communicate with? to be better at? What point are they at How? What are they already now? With what frequency? doing well? What would one Who else do they know What skills do they number higher than that could be part of their have? your score look and lives? What do they think feel like? Are there any other they can do better or What is it you are
Appendix 1: Strengths Based Assessment Questions Strengths, hobbies, abilities, wishes etc. Support network (friends, family, neighbors, professionals), their strengths, abilities, knowledge, etc. Needs, challenges, risks, etc. (focusing on strengths does not mean ignoring these, but maximizing and using the strengths to overcome them) What is the child or young person / carer good at? What does it take to be good at that? What are they proud of? What positive words do people use to describe them? What do they enjoy doing? What are their favorite things? What did they used to enjoy doing but can no longer do? Who do you like being with? What would they like to be better at? What are they already doing well? What skills do they have? What do they think they can do better or Who gives you strength e.g. family, friends, colleagues? Who can they on? What do they do? What skills do their family and friends have? How would they reach them? What would they count on them for? Who visits them frequently? How Who do they miss? Why are they not able to see/keep in touch with these people? Who do they communicate with? How? With what frequency? Who else do they know that could be part of their lives? Are there any other Tell me a bit about what’s been happening? What concerns you most? What is preventing the child or young person / carer from doing what they would like to do or seeing who they would like to see? What do they think they can do to change this? Who do they think can help to change it? I want you to imagine a scale from 0-10. 10 is the future and 0 is as bad as things get. What point are they at now? What would one number higher than your score look and feel like? What is it you are
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