Building Strong Families: A Strength-based Family-life Education Model

Description:

Through a wellness- and strength-based family-life educational model, participants will learn the seven most common traits of strong, resilient families: Appreciation, Affection, Commitment, Creative Coping, Communication, Time Together, and Spiritual Wellness. This fun, upbeat, and informative research-based presentation has been presented to a wide range of clinical settings (outpatient and inpatient mental health and substance abuse), community groups, church groups, correctional facilities, and professional populations. This presentation provides information and ideas that professionals can utilize in their own lives, with their clients, and in the community. This workshop has been an effective means of combating the stigma of mental health by exposing community members to a licensed mental health professional in a solution-focused, non-threatening, upbeat milieu.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to –

1. Learn the seven most common traits of strong, resilient families with a brief introduction to the supporting research.
2. Learn how to easily recall these traits as well as ways to practically apply them with clients.
3. Gain suggestions for teaching these traits to client families and using them in their agencies or communities (i.e., integrating them into therapy.