Youths , families , and communities aspirations are the focus of the work to be done. Individuals, families, and communities are viewed as experts. Choice, control, commitment, and personal development are possibilities. Strengths, capacities, and adaptive skills are resources for the work to be accomplished. Pathologies Person is a case or diagnosis.
Intervention is problem focused.
The expert interprets the personal account to arrive at a diagnosis. Childhood trauma predicts later pathology. The practitioner develops a treatment plan for the individual. The professional is the expert concerning clients lives. Choice, control, commitment, and personal development are limited by pathology.