Tools for Strengths-Based Assessment and Evaluation

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"Catherine Simmons, PhD, LCSW "Drs. Simmons and Lehmann have given all of us in the helping professionsópractitioners and researchers alikeóa comprehensive resource for finding and selecting psychometrically sound, practical, strengths-based measures that we can use not only to 'look at the results' but to do so in a way that we 'measure others by their strengths.' We look forward to seeing this invaluable resourceÖon every social worker's desk in the coming years." -John G. Orme , PhD, MSW Professor, University of Tennessee -Terri Combs-Orme , PhD The Urban Child Institute Endowed Professor Traditionally, assessment and evaluation have focused on the negative aspects or deficits of a client's presentation. Yet strengths, health, and those things that are going "right" in a person's life are key protective factors in the prevention and treatment of many mental health problems. Thus, measuring strengths is an important component of a balanced assessment and evaluation process. This is the first compendium of more than 150 valid and reliable strengths-based assessment tools that clinicians, researchers, educators, and program evaluators can use to assess a wide array of positive att…