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QCOSS Event



Going Further with a Strengths Approach


Organised By:Lighthouse Resources
Region:QLD
Price - Retail:$286 including GST
Start Date:1 April 2008
End Date:2 April 2008
Time:9.30am to 4.30pm
Contact:Donna Nisbet or Anne Taefi
Phone:33739499
Fax:33739444
Location:Kyabra Community Association
Steet Address:Kyabra Street
Suburb:Runcorn
State:QLD
Postcode:4113
Website:www.lighthouseresources.com.au

The strengths approach invites workers and organizations to step into a ‘way of thinking’ about practice that is often at odds with traditional human service thinking. This contrast will be highlighted in the workshop through an exploration of the post-structuralist philosophical foundations of the strengths approach. The workshop is specifically designed for workers who want to use this philosophy to ‘go further’ in applying a strengths ‘way of thinking’ to their work. Particular attention will be given to the skills and resources workers can use when trying to further incorporate a strengths approach into their work. Key concepts covered during the workshop will be ‘hearing strengths over the noise of problems’ and the ‘absent but implicit’. The workshop will be highly interactive with participants invited to reflect, discuss and ask questions.