The Strength-Based Model

This paper will address social support and self sufficiency values and how they relate to the strength based model. Social support means receiving assistance from outside resources these resources can be family members, friends, church but most often it is the assistance of government programs and self-sufficiency when one has the resources and capabilities to take care of themselves without the help or assistance of outside resources. Both are essential to the well-being of families and individual. Strength based model focuses on the family and individuals positive traits in an effort to assist them in becoming self sufficient. Self-sufficiency provides a family and individual with independence, structure, financial security and moreover stabilization
It is important that all families and individuals have the basic necessities in order to sustain a moderately normal life. Social support provides families and individuals valuable resources to bridge the gap between their current status and fulfillment of basic needs. The strength base model intervention focuses on the positive traits of families and individual opposed to their negative misfortunes. This influences the family and individual to realize their capabilities and build their strengths. With the opportunity to utilize the various resources such as training, financial assistance, higher education the family and individual start to build a strong positive foundation which empowers them to become self-sufficient and depend less on social support. Strength based model allows the individual to make choices for themselves build a positive relationship with the provider and have an understanding the provider is assisting in the achievement of stabilizing their lives. Once the family or individual start to gain a solid foundation this will result in less reliance on social support and eventually lead to