The Client Assessment of Strengths , Interests and Goals ( CASIG ) had the strongest psychometric evidence .
The SAW and CASIG assessment s can be tentatively recommended within clinical practice , although the evidence for all strengths assessment s is currently limited .
These categories form the basis of an empirically based definition of strengths that could be used as a conceptual foundation for new clinical assessment
Strengths assessment s focus on the individual 's talents , abilities , re sources , and strengths .
No systematic review of strengths assessment s for use within mental health population s has been published .
The aims of this study were to describe and evaluate strengths assessment s  for use within mental health services .
The Effect of Training in a Strengths Model of Case Management on Client Outcomes in a Community Mental Health Center
The purpose of this study was to determine theeffect on client outcomes produced by training casemanagers in a strengths model of case management . Outcomes of interest included client 's quality of life , vocation/education , residential living , hospitalization rate , hospital days , and symptoms . Italso compared the results obtained by the strengthsmodel with results of a generalist model .  Case managers at the experimental site were trained in thestrengths model .  Those at the control site received notraining . Data were collected at both sites prior totraining and three months later . Improvement in quality of life , symptoms , and vocational/educational outcomes were found in the experimental group . Quality of life and vocational/educational outcomes were betterin the experimental group than in the control group
The Client Assessment of Strengths , Interests and Goals ( CASIG ) had the strongest psychometric evidence .
The SAW and CASIG assessment s can be tentatively recommended within clinical practice , although the evidence for all strengths assessment s is currently limited .
These categories form the basis of an empirically based definition of strengths that could be used as a conceptual foundation for new clinical assessment
Strengths assessment s focus on the individual 's talents , abilities , re sources , and strengths .
No systematic review of strengths assessment s for use within mental health population s has been published .
The aims of this study were to describe and evaluate strengths assessment s  for use within mental health services .