FINDING “HOPE” USING STRENGTH BASED STRATEGIES John Mayo MA, LMHC Success 4 Kids and Families Tampa, Florida
Dec 17, 2015
FINDING “HOPE” USING STRENGTH BASED STRATEGIES
John Mayo MA, LMHCSuccess 4 Kids and Families
Tampa, Florida
Mission
Success 4 Kids and Families embraces system of care values and principles to provide children and their families with a comprehensive array of services. This value system means that a strength-based, culturally competent and family driven approach is used when working with children and their families.
Success 4 Kids and Families (S4KF) 2
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Systems of Care Are:
1. Family Driven and youth guided, with the strengths and needs of the child and family determining the types and mix of services and supports provided.
2. Community based, with the locus of services as well as system management resting within a supportive, adaptive infrastructure, processes, and relationships at the community level.
3. Culturally and linguistically competent, with agencies, programs, and services that reflect the cultural, racial, ethnic and linguistic differences of the populations they serve to facilitate access to and utilization of appropriate services and supports and to eliminate disparities in care.
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System of Care Practice Review (SOCPR)
The SOCPR was designed to provide a tool for assessing whether systems of care values and principles are implemented at the level of practice where children and their families have direct contact with service providers. It also provides a measure of how well the overall service delivery system is meeting the needs of children with serious and complex emotional/behavioral issues and their families.
Theory of change logic models. (2009). Retrieved from http://logicmodel.fmhi.usf.edu/SOCPR.html
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SOCPR
Anecdotal issues benefits of training and supervision:
SOCPR challenges staff to evaluate their practice in relation to SOC values
from training to direct work in the field
supervision based on values
quality improvement at the agency, program, and individual level
Exposes families and youth to SOC values
Allows for a different type of reflection as to their satisfaction with services
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SOCPR
SummaryS4KF has implemented the SOCPR as a Quality assurance tool for six years
Benefits are seen in supervision, funding, improvements in training, and staff competence
SOCPR will continue to be a centerpiece of Quality assurance
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SOCPR
Quotes from interviews are valuable
Be prepared to have feedback for improvement no SOCPR has ever been perfect
Present data and results using SOC values; strengths, needs, recommendation for proactive change
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S4KF SOCPR Score Comparisons between FY2010-2011 and FY2011-2012
2010 - 2011 2011 - 2012 Change Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Overall Score 5.82 (0.34) 6.00 (0.36) .18 Domain I: Child-Centered Family-Focused 5.93 (0.49) 6.01 (0.36) .08 Domain II: Community-Based 6.27 (0.39) 6.37 (0.48) .10 Domain III: Culturally Competent 5.41 (0.51) 5.78 (0.22) .37 Domain IV: Impact 5.68 (0.67) 6.08 (0.25) .40
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S4KF SOCPR Mean Scores FY2008-2009 through FY2011-2012
FY2008-2009 FY2009-2010 FY2010-2011 FY2011-2012
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Overall Domain Scores: All Cases 5.61 0.79 5.68 0.82 5.82 0.34 6.00 0.36
Domain 1: Child-Centered, Family- Focused 5.96 0.72 5.98 0.88 5.93 0.49 6.01 0.36
Domain 2: Community-Based 5.71 1.23 6.26 0.61 6.27 0.39 6.37 0.48
Domain 3: Culturally Competent 5.04 1.07 5.07 1.26 5.41 0.51 5.79 0.22
Domain 4: Impact 5.72 0.64 5.43 1.27 5.68 0.67 6.08 0.25
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PRIOR RESEARCH original seven strength categories
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Observation of 118 family team meetings
SOCPR data of 65 family teams assessing fidelity to SOC values
Field notes(Davis, Mayo, Sikand, Kobres and Dollard, 2007)
Current research ten strength strategies
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Ten family team meetings observed and transcribed
Examined transcripts for strengths disclosure.
Identified new categories
Conducted line-by-line coding of strengths disclosure
Conducted a “peer debriefing” finalizing the types of strengths strategies.
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Strength-Based Process15
“The Wraparound Process begins with respect for a family’s strengths, culture and choices.”
Strengths, culture, family talents and preferences are the resources that family’s rely upon to meet their needs in their daily lives and within crisis situations as well.
Callejas and Mayo (2008) Raices/Promotoras Model
Strength Based Assessment
• “People practicing a strengths-based philosophy don’t ignore problems; they assess the needs behind problems and focus on strengths as pathways to solutions.”
(Davis, Mayo, Sikand, Kobres and Dollard, 2007)
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Facilitating a Child’s Mental Heath and Well-Being
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“The most natural way to facilitate a child’s mental health and well-being is to identify the strengths and resources of a child, family, school and community so that these strengths and resources can be coordinated to support the child’s metal health and well-being.”
How to Identify and Coordinate Strengths and Resources
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Ask - Who are the people and what are the things that make it possible for you or your child:To experience satisfaction and
happinessTo learnTo accomplish tasksTo be connected to other people
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Definition of Strength20
“A gift, talent or special quality that enhances a child and a child’s impact on his or her family, friendships, school and community.”
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Definition of a Resource22
“Something that can be used for support or help.”
Eleven Key Types of Strengths23
Trait Strengths - Skills, or things in which the child or family (or
team members) excel in (past or present)
Behavior Strengths - Specific behavioral examples of strengths
(past) example: install a bathtub, do well on an assignment
Resiliency Strengths - The ability to survive in the face of chronic
stressful situations, having a sense of humor, strong spiritual or religious faith
(Davis, Mayo, Piecora, and Wimberley, 2013)
Strengths Continued…24
Possibility Strengths - Goals or dreams set in the future toward which the
family and team are working
Resource Strengths - Financial, time, and knowledge resources available
to help the family and team
Borrowed Strengths - Strengths taken from an exemplary other person or
by the strengths of the intervention or treatment itself
(Davis, Mayo, Piecora and Wimberley, 2013)
Strengths Continued…25
Past Strengths - Strengths in the family’s past (ex: history of
overcoming disability, homelessness and crises)
Hidden Strengths - Strengths that are manifested, on the
surface, through undesirable behaviors or the strengths you are not aware of
(Davis, Mayo, Piecora and Wimberley, 2013)
Strengths Continued…26
Environmental Strengths - Positive things in the environment (ex:
family has a home with a mother and father at home)
Feeling, Attitude or Value Strengths - Attitudes or beliefs that are helpful for a
family or team member to have (ex: desire to keep family intact is a value strength)
(Davis, Mayo, Piecora and Wimberley, 2013)
Strengths Continued…27
Interest Strengths - Things a child or family is interested in
doing that would move them in a positive direction (ex: interest in crafts)
(Davis, Mayo, Piecora and Wimberley, 2013)
Eleven Types of Strengths28
• Trait• Behavior• Resiliency• Possibility• Resource• Borrowed
• Past• Hidden• Environmental• Feeling, Attitude or Value• Interest
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Strengths Exercise - Identify your own Strengths Picture Exercise
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Individual Strengths31
Might include:OptimismCuriosityCreativityCompassionEnergyDiligenceAthletic TalentOthers
Individual Resources32
Might include:A video collectionA pet snakeA part-time jobOthers
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Family Resources34
Might include:An apartment that meets all safety
codesA carA large extended family who can
babysitOthers
School Strengths35
Might include:Teachers who spend time getting to
know each childA philosophy of actively involving
parents in teaching their childrenOthers
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School Resources37
Might include:A well stocked librarySafe, well lit, clean school groundsBilingual education classesA school counselor who helps anxious
children learn relaxation strategiesOthers
Community Strengths38
Might include:Neighborhood prideLots of natural, outdoor play spaceA warm climate
Community Resource39
Might include:A free public libraryA strong transportation systemA nearby community mental health
centerOthers
What is the Family Support Plan?40
Participant, or family, centered; created and written in partnership with the Wrap Facilitator
A planning process/road map for interaction with the participant and family
A guide of services provided by the Wrap Facilitator and Team
A document that shows how identified concerns, priorities and resources are being addressed
What makes the Family Support Plan Essential ?
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• Increases families’ use of strengths, supports and referrals to decrease risk factors and improve outcomes for their health and well-being
• Aids in problem-solving skills, increasing the chance of success
• Models the importance of planning which is characteristic of a healthy family
What makes the Family Support Plan Essential ?
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Provides a record of success, which is a characteristic of a healthy family
Teaches families to set goals and achieve them
Guides the Wrap Facilitator and Team in working on areas that the family is willing to work on
A Successful Family Support Plan Focuses On:
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Enabling and empowering families
Helping families acquire a sense of control
Strengthening families and their natural supports
Helping families acquire competencies
Giving hope to the family and to the team
Family Team
A team chosen by the family to create a Family Support Plan. The family may invite informal supports such as friends, relatives or religious leaders. They also choose which formal supports they want at the meeting. Formal supports include the case manager, school personnel, mental health professionals, mentors etc…
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