• Abstract
• Introduction
• Assessing Strengths: Using the BERS
  • Jake
• Assessment Results
• Intervention and Treatment Planning
• Summary
• Conclusion
• About the Authors
• References

In summary, strength-based assessment in general, and the BERS in particular, offer an approach to treatment and service planning that empower families by recognizing and building on their strengths. When assessment is used to focus on strengths, it provides a method for mobilizing competencies and resources that can make a positive difference for children and their families. The BERS appears to be well constructed and has strong psychometric properties. The primary purposes of the BERS are as a planning tool and an outcome measure.

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